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Ukraine’s Role as an Exporter Diminished

Published May 21, 2024

According to a report from USDA’s Economic Research Service, the war with Russia has long-term consequences for Ukrainian agriculture. Before the war, Ukraine was one of the top five exporting countries for corn, wheat, sunflowers and barley. The ERS said…

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Markets Remain Murky Amidst Wartime

Published May 8, 2024

The war between Russia and Ukraine, has caused significant disruptions to the U.S. wheat industry. USDA Foreign Agriculture Service Administrator Daniel Whitley says the issue goes beyond supply and demand issues. "It's our knowledge base," said Whitley. "We had two…

Ukraine Ag Minister Caught Up in a Scandal

Published April 23, 2024

Ukraine’s agriculture minister is being accused of corruption. The country’s anti-corruption bureau claims the ag minister illegally took over state land worth more than $7 million. The ag minister was part of a group that seized the land between 2017…

Support for Ukrainian Rail Infrastructure

Published December 6, 2023

The U.S. Agency for International Development and a Ukrainian rail company have signed a memorandum of understanding. With this agreement, the United States will invest $225 million to support the development of a 50-mile connection between western Ukraine to the…

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Limited Activity Seen for ‘Humanitarian Corridor’

Published September 18, 2023

Two ships arrived in Ukraine over the weekend and are expected to be loaded with wheat for African and Asian markets. This is part of the temporary ‘humanitarian corridor’ to move grain on the Black Sea and avoid a Russian…

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Grain is Moving on the Danube River

Published August 18, 2023

During the first two weeks of August, Ukraine exported 820,000 metric tons of grain through its ports on the Danube River. This became the primary shipping route after Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Earlier this week,…

First Ship Successfully Moves Through ‘Grain Corridor’

Published August 18, 2023

A container ship filled with grain left the Ukrainian port of Odessa Wednesday and arrived in Turkey. This is the first ship to use the temporary Black Sea shipping corridor created by Ukraine. While the first shipment was successful, the…

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An Alternative Route for Ukrainian Grain

Published August 16, 2023

Due to the war time dangers on the Black Sea, discussions are underway to promote different routes to export grain out of Ukraine. There is a plan to move four million tons of grain per month through the Danube River.…

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Market Fatigue Over Russia-Ukraine War

Published August 10, 2023

Ukraine has announced a 'humanitarian corridor' to move container ships and other vessels that have been stranded since the war began in February of 2022. This comes at a time when the war in Russia and Ukraine appears to be…

Danube River Shipping Hampered by Drone Attacks

Published July 25, 2023

Russian drones damaged grain storage along the Danube River. The river was rarely used to export Ukrainian grain before the war with Russia, but it has become an important shipping channel. Strategie Grain said the attack could discourage commercial shippers…

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Ukraine’s Role as an Exporter Diminished

Markets Remain Murky Amidst Wartime

Ukraine Ag Minister Caught Up in a Scandal

Support for Ukrainian Rail Infrastructure

Limited Activity Seen for ‘Humanitarian Corridor’

Grain is Moving on the Danube River

First Ship Successfully Moves Through ‘Grain Corridor’

An Alternative Route for Ukrainian Grain

Market Fatigue Over Russia-Ukraine War

Danube River Shipping Hampered by Drone Attacks

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