Regional News As noted everywhere, the biggest news in European regional grain markets this week is the end of the Black Sea grain export initiative and Russia’s subsequent aggressive attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. The attacks, combined with insurers declaring the area a “war zone” and pulling coverage have quenched any hopes that Ukraine could use these ports in the near-term to ship agricultural products. Now, Ukraine is faced with two export routes, via the Danube River down to Romania or via rail into western Europe. Even exports through the Danube seem questionable given a Reuters report this morning that grain storage warehouses were hit overnight in the port of Reni on the Danube. Milling...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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