Agri-Business
The commissioner has been criticsed by some MEPs as just over 2% of Ukrainian grain leave the EU after the end of the Black Sea grain deal.
The European Commissioner for agriculture has said that exporting four million tonnes of grain per month from Ukraine is "possible"
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that global grain prices strengthened sharply last week.
Five Eastern European countries have signed a position demanding the extension of a ban on Ukrainian grain imports until the end of the year.
Low-income countries received 2.5% of the over 32 million tonnes of grain exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, UN figures show.
AHDB is indicating that Russia and Turkey will be talking this evening to discuss the future of the Black Sea Initiative.
Russia has withdrawn from the Black Sea Grain Initiative which allowed for the export of over 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain.
The "slowing pace" of inspections and the "exclusion" of one Ukrainian port from the Black Sea Grain Initiative led to a drop in exports.
The Agriculture and Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that UK feed wheat futures rose by £3.35/t.
Erdogan has announced that the Black Sea Grain Initiative which allows grain exports from Ukrainian ports has been extended for two months.
One last vessel is set to leave Ukraine today before the Black Sea Grain Initiative as it currently stands could be ended by Russia tomorrow.
G7 agriculture ministers have pledged to help rebuild agricultural facilities in Ukraine which have been damaged by the ongoing war.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has said that it is "open" to talks following...
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The Agriculture and Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that world grain markets felt some support last week overall.
The UN has confirmed that the Black Sea Grain Initiative allowing Ukraine to export grain and agricultural produce has been extended.
Rural Life
The Black Sea Grain Initative was set to be extended for 120 days, but Russia has indicated it will only agree to a 60 day rollover.
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A study suggests that surging energy and fertiliser prices will have the greatest impact on food security in the coming decades.
Six Ukrainian ships carrying 335,000t of agricultural produce departed Odesa yesterday, however more than 100 remain stuck in ports.
There has been a cautious welcome to the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, agreed by Russia and Ukraine.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative to export grain from ports in Ukraine will be extended for 120 days, according to president Zelenskyy.
Russia has resumed its participation in a deal to allow grain shipments to leave Ukraine, according to the the Russian Ministry of Defence.
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed the importance of continuing the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
5.5 million tonnes of agricultural produce was exported from Ukraine in the past two months, the country's minister for infrastructure said.
