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Yellow-Seeded Canola Shows Promise in Heat and Drought

Published June 26, 2025

Yellow-seeded canola is nearly identical to black seeded canola, except for its greater tolerance to heat and drier conditions. BASF U.S. Canola Agronomy Lead Marc Hoobler says it’s all goes back to genetics and where it was originally developed. "It…

Fertilizer Markets Disrupted by Geopolitical Tensions

Published June 19, 2025

Global strife is impacting fertilizer supplies. "Ukraine made an attack on major Russian nitrogen production facilities," said StoneX Vice President of Fertilizer Josh Linville. "Qatar sits in the Persian Gulf, near Iran. Iran, of course, their production is offline because…

Ceasefire Includes Black Sea Grain Deal

Published March 25, 2025

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire. Agriculture was included in the negotiations between the United States and Russia. The White House reports the U.S. will help restore Russia’s access to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer exports.…

Ag Business Feels the Impact of Russian-Ukraine War

Published March 21, 2025

After three years of war, Russian and Ukrainian leaders have agreed in principle to a ceasefire. However, drone attacks have continued. The Trump Administration will be part of the scheduled peace talks. Amity Technology President and CEO Howard Dahl has…

Putin Approves Sale of Louis Dreyfus Facility

Published November 29, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the sale of an elevator company owned by the Louis Dreyfus Company to an unknown buyer. Louis Dreyfus stopped exporting grain from the facility in July of 2023. Other Western companies sold assets or…

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Analyst Warns Tariffs May Disrupt Fertilizer Exports

Published November 12, 2024

StoneX fertilizer market analyst Josh Linville is concerned what additional fertilizer tariffs would mean for U.S. exports. It’s a slippery slope that Linville worries could lead to a trade war with Russia. "If the Trump administration gets into a little…

Ukrainian Ports Under Attack

Published October 14, 2024

In the past week, Russia attacked Ukrainian grain shipments and port infrastructure five times. The Ukrainian foreign minister said global food security is at risk due to these civilian attacks. Grain exports on the Black Sea were approaching levels seen…

Potential Seen for the Wheat Market

Published June 25, 2024

Russia produced 91.5 million tons of wheat last year. The year before that, the total was 92 million tons. That's two years of near-record crops. "This year not so much," said Tanner Ehmke, lead economist, CoBank. "They had widespread drought;…

Freeze Likely Damages Russian Wheat Crop

Published May 13, 2024

Wheat markets reacted this past week to freezing temperatures in Russia. World Weather Incorporated says temps dropped into the mid-to-upper 20s in central and southern Russia and extremes in the upper teens in the north. Weekend temps were much warmer.…

Assessing Frost Damage in Russia

Published May 13, 2024

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Yellow-Seeded Canola Shows Promise in Heat and Drought

Fertilizer Markets Disrupted by Geopolitical Tensions

Ceasefire Includes Black Sea Grain Deal

Ag Business Feels the Impact of Russian-Ukraine War

Putin Approves Sale of Louis Dreyfus Facility

Analyst Warns Tariffs May Disrupt Fertilizer Exports

Ukrainian Ports Under Attack

Potential Seen for the Wheat Market

Freeze Likely Damages Russian Wheat Crop

Assessing Frost Damage in Russia

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