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Missile attacks on Ukraine send wheat prices soaring

By Jane Byrne

Wheat prices leaped, leading a strong session for grain futures, as a massive attack by Russia on Ukrainian ports shattered hopes for the country’s grain exports, reports the CRM Agri team.

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Russia withdraws from Black Sea grain export deal

By Jane Byrne

The Black Sea agri-commodities export corridor, which allowed Ukrainian grain and oilseeds to be shipped safely, is now set to expire, after Russia announced it is pausing its participation in the initiative.

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Reports from the World Nutrition Forum in Cancun, Mexico

Challenges and trends in mycotoxin analysis

By Jane Byrne

At the industry level, there is a need for effective and rapid analytical methods for feed mycotoxin detection at the required thresholds, in the parts per billion (ppb) range, for efficient mycotoxin risk management.

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Viterra and Bunge reportedly in merger talks

By Jane Byrne

Existing investors in Viterra, Canada’s biggest pension funds, would back a potential merger between the Glencore Plc entity and Bunge Ltd, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Expectations growing for strong European rapeseed harvest

By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission’s Mars bureau this week nudged its forecast for the EU’s 2023 rapeseed yield higher to 3.34t per hectare, led most likely by an increase in the French crop. Should that be achieved, it would be the highest yield since the high of 3.61t...

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Wheat futures fall as Black Sea grain export deal extended

By Jane Byrne

Moscow’s signing up to a third extension of the Black Sea grain export deal, confirmed late Wednesday, keeps open the safe corridor for Ukraine’s grain shipments and removes doubts over access to Russia’s substantial exportable wheat supplies too, commented...

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Ukraine grain row: Warning about EU feed supplies

By Jane Byrne

The EU needs to safeguard market access to essential supplies of feed grains and vegetable protein meals to its feed and livestock sectors, said FEFAC referring to the move by Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria to impose import restrictions on Ukrainian...

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Geopolitics once again impacting grain markets

By Jane Byrne

Grain markets have returned to prior levels following the late March rally after speculation about Russian export bans and the withdrawal of major trading companies from Russia, finds CRM Agri.