Ukraine

Russia Prepares Switch To Rouble Settlement For Farm Exports

Russia will get buyers of its farm exports to pay in roubles rather than dollars as a way to circumvent western sanctions, deputy prime minister Viktoria A...

Suspension Of Black Sea Grain Deal Could Raise Grain Prices 10% To 15%: IMF

The International Monetary Fund has estimated that Russia's exit from a deal allowing Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea could drive global grain prices u...

Russia To Cut Back On French Wine, Norwegian Fish With Duty Hike On 'Unfriendly' Imports

The days of French and Italian wines may be numbered in Russia as Moscow raises duties on imports from so-called 'unfriendly' countries, promising that dom...

Ukraine's Farmers Fear The Worst After Grain Deal Collapses

Farmers whose work on Ukraine's fertile land has long been vital to its economy fear losing their livelihoods after Russia this week quit a warti...

Russia Refuses To Renew Black Sea Grain Deal And Says No Guarantees For Ships Now

Russia has refused to extend the Black Sea grain deal, complaining that promises to free up its own shipments of food and fertilisers had not been kept.

Hungarian Farm Minister To Visit Türkiye For Talks On Black Sea Grain Deal

Hungary's farm minister will go to Türkiye for talks with his Turkish counterpart about extending the deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from it...

World Food Prices Fall Again In June: UN Food Agency

The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years, pushed down by a drop in the cost of...

Romanian Port Key For Ukraine Grain Faces Overflow As Black Sea Deal On Edge

Ukraine's on-off Black Sea grain deal has made the nearest port of Constanta in neighbouring Romania a key alternative that is set for volumes doubling its...