Grain

Following Explosion, Lebanon Has Less Than A Month's Grain Reserves

Lebanon's main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in a major blast earlier this week, leaving the nation with less than a month's reserves, but with e...

China's H1 Grain Imports Spike, On Path To Use Up Annual Quotas

China has accelerated grains buying from abroad in the first half of 2020 and may fully use up its annual quotas for corn and wheat imports for the first t...

Russia To Sell Half Of Grain Stockpile Amid Coronavirus

Russia will sell 1 million tonnes of grain from its state stockpile on the domestic market to ensure supplies and keep prices down amid the coronaviru...

Ukraine Sunflower Oil Exports Jump 73% So Far In 2019/20

Ukraine, the world's top exporter of sunflower oil, increased its seaborne exports of the commodity by around 73% so far in the 2019/20 season, preliminary...

French Wheat Shipments At Six-Year High For January Despite Strikes

Soft wheat exports from French ports stayed at a six-year high in January despite intermittent docker and tug boat strikes that saw shipments delayed for u...

Russia Eyes 2035 Grain Crop Boom With $70bn Investment Plan

The Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday it saw Russia's grain crop rising as high as 150.3 million tonnes by 2035 in an "optimistic scenario" as...

Grain Trade Regional Tie-Ups Likely In Preference To Mega-Deals: LDC

The agricultural trading industry can expect more consolidation at a regional level in an effort to improve margins, but big deals between global merchants...

Wheat Rises Despite Ample Global Supplies

Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday and were set to gain for two out of three sessions amid expectations of short-covering by funds, but abundant w...