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Los Angeles Times published an article stating that after several months, Ukraine and Russia agreed to open ports in the Black Sea region. The first cargo ship to leave Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbor more than five months ago was off the coast of Bulgaria on Tuesday as it headed toward Istanbul, putting to […]

Farm Policy News published an article stating with more than 20 million tons of grain from last year’s harvest stuck in storage, the resumption of shipments by sea has been a top priority for the Ukrainian government. “But economists warn it is too soon to declare victory. Agricultural markets remain volatile and the continuing war […]

Washington Post published an article that quoted senior research fellow David Laborde, who said only 6 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine is wheat, and just half of that is for human consumption. “Monday’s shipload is actually chicken feed. A few ships leaving Ukraine is not going to be a game changer,” he said. […]

The Australian published an article about how falling prices for commodities such as wheat or corn are set to slow consumer food price increases, easing pressure on a major driver of global inflation. Division director Rob Vos (Markets, Trade, and Institutions) said, “We’ll see certainly in the short run adjustments in prices,” said Rob Vos, […]

Newsy published an article stating the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. Ukraine said 17 other vessels were “loaded and waiting permission to leave,” but there was no word yet on when they could depart. “Further […]

Daily Excelsior (India) published an article about the two recent developments in the agricultural sector that merit attention. The first is the constitution of the long-awaited committee to look into the financing of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism. The other development is the release of a report by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research […]

Wall Street Journal published an article stating that falling prices for commodities such as wheat or corn are set to slow consumer food price increases, easing pressure on a major driver of global inflation. But economists warn it is too soon to declare victory. Markets, Trade, and Institutions division director Rob Vos said, “We’ll see […]

Africa Business Insider published an article on how the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) promotes Capacity Development in Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) at the regional level, and also promotes gender mainstreaming as an ARM tool and how ARM can support climate action initiatives. The platform represents a unique and strategic global multi-stakeholder partnership in […]

New Security Beat published an article stating that only a day after Russia’s commitment to shipping grain out of the Black Sea region port, the deal was thrown into question when its military launched missiles at the major port of Odesa. The attack renewed concerns that Ukraine’s grain exports will remain stuck—offering no reprieve for […]

Foreign Policy published an article that discussed the plans for grain to begin shipping out of the Black Sea port in Ukraine. Whether Ukraine can safely export its grain has significant consequences for global food markets. Ukraine supplies more than 40 percent of the world’s sunflower oil, nearly 20 percent of the world’s corn exports, […]