The current hot, dry conditions affecting Europe are raising concern about the impact on crop conditions. The area of concern includes northwestern France, the Benelux countries over to eastern Europe where it impacts Romania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and western Ukraine. In context, there is often around 15 percent of the EU territory incurring some form of dry conditions since it is a big geographic region, but this year is acutely dry in the east. Jonathan Spinoni of the European Drought Observatory says that climate change is causing Europe to become drier on average in summers. In its May crop estimates report, the Joint Research Center’s Monitoring Agricultural Resources (MARS) indicates the wheat crop overall...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump claimed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was over, as both sides accused one another of violating the terms of the agreement. Commercial vessels are increasingly steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz as security risks escalate following Iran...
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
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