A major determinant for the competitiveness of Ukrainian fertilizer on global export markets is its cash cost of production, and the country's current conflict presents a threat to this domestic industry.
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's newly elected president, for the first time in Warsaw on Wednesday in talks aimed at finding ways to de-escalate the Ukrainian crisis. According to the most recent news reports, the situation in eastern Ukraine continues to deteriorate with ongoing fighting between separatist rebels and the country's military. Considering that Ukraine is an important swing producer and exporter of both ammonia and urea, any disruption to production of port operations there woul...
What You Need to Know Today: Oil prices surged today following reports of tanker attacks off the coast of Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels and renewed U.S. threats to escalate military strikes against Iran, heightening concerns over potential disruptions to Middle East energy supplies. Brent crud...
Key Takeaways: The latest UN data shows solid progress reducing global hunger and food insecurity. The geography of hunger-affected people has shifted substantially, however, and Africa is now the most affected region. To understand why hunger patterns have shifted and what policy option...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report for 1 July will be released tomorrow. Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 102.2 percent of last year. Those estimates imply an on-feed inventory of 11.327 million head. If accurate, that would be the...