Wheat

Egypt buys nearly half a million tons of Russian wheat in private deal

By Sarah El Safty and Michael Hogan CAIRO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Egypt's state grains buyer bought about a half a million metric tons of Russian wheat in a private…

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UPDATED: Russia in deadly strike on Ukrainian city a day after grain talks breakthrough

KYIV, July 14 (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the frontlines on Thursday in an attack which Ukrainian officials said had left at least…

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Europe’s wheat crop set to be mixed bag after torrid weather

PARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - The European Union is heading towards a smaller wheat crop this year as drought and extreme heat shrink yields in some regions, offsetting more favourable prospects elsewhere…

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EU sees smaller wheat crop, record exports in 2022/23

PARIS, (Reuters) - The European Union's executive lowered its forecast for soft wheat production in the bloc in 2022/23 to well below last season's level, but maintained its outlook for record exports.…

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Heatwave poses risks for French, Spanish wheat as EU harvest nears

PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - An exceptionally early heatwave in France and Spain may further stress wheat crops after a dry spring though an expected easing in temperature and showers across the…

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Ukraine’s besieged farmers fear war-time harvest ‘hell’

As 10-metre high mounds of sunflower meal smoulder among the blackened ruins of one of Ukraine's top agricultural terminals, farmers in this front-line region are scrambling to survive a harvest under…

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Australia set for 3rd year of bumper wheat harvests, easing world supply woes

SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - Australia is poised for a third year of near-record wheat production in 2022 as good weather boosts planting across its grain belt, easing concerns over tight global…

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French wheat conditions decline again after hot spell

PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - The condition of French wheat and barley crops declined for a third week in a row, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a hot…

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Oklahoma wheat crop set to be smallest since 2014

CHICAGO, (Reuters) - Rains this week in the U.S. Plains arrived too late to help much of the winter wheat in Oklahoma, the No. 2 U.S. producer of the grain, where farmers will soon…

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Kazakhstan to ban wheat, flour exports until June 15

NUR-SULTAN, April 6 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan plans to limit wheat and wheat flour exports until June 15 to 1 million tonnes and 300,000 tonnes respectively and the measure will take effect within…

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Wheat, corn ease on Ukraine ceasefire talks; soybeans climb

MUMBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat and corn futures eased on Wednesday, as Ukrainian officials gave upbeat assessments of their peace talks with Russia, lifting the likelihood of the Black Sea…

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Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports -IfW institute

HAMBURG, March 11 (Reuters) - African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World…

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Egypt bans export of some staples including wheat for three months

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - Egypt will ban the export of lentils, pasta, wheat, flour and fava beans for three months from March 11, its trade ministry said in a document seen…

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Argentina first country to approve GMO wheat

Argentina has approved HB4 drought-resistant GMO wheat by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA , the company and the government announced, making it the first country in the world to approve a…

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Wheat production in India

Indian laborers arrange wheat sacks at a wholesale market in Bhopal, India, 15 May 2020. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has announced a 266 billion US dollar stimulus package…

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Heatwave across Europe devastate wheat fields resulting in crop’s European prices at more than 5-year high

Reuters reports that the "searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output estimates, with…

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