Norway starts stockpiling grain again, citing the pandemic, war and climate change

1 week, 6 days ago

China's grain purchase expected to reach 420 million tonnes in 2024: official

BEIJING -- China's State-owned grain reserve enterprises are expected to purchase around 420 million tonnes of grain from farmers and producers this year, which will mark the second consecutive year that the grain purchase volume is above 400 million tonnes. Grain purchase, along with the policy of setting a minimum grain purchase price, is an important part of China's macro …

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2 weeks ago

Some 1,700 livestock farmers signed up for buyout schemes

Dutch News

Almost 1,700 livestock farmers have applied for one of several voluntary buyout schemes put in place to cut nitrogen compound emissions, the agriculture ministry has said. Agriculture minister Femke Wiersma said a scheme for smaller livestock sectors attracted 104 applications but exceeded the budget. Ger Koopmans, chairman of farmers’ organisation LTO told the AD the number of farms is meaningless …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russia seeks lower transaction costs on Egypt wheat payments, lobby group says

Live Mint

MOSCOW, - Russian grain exporters will propose ways to reduce transaction costs on wheat payments to Egypt's new commodities importer, the head of the exporters' lobby group was quoted as saying in an interview with Dubai-based publication Asharq Business. "We have proposals on how to reduce transaction costs in grain settlements under the conditions of limited access for Russian grain …

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1 month ago

Norway oil fund divests of Israel’s Bezeq over services to West Bank settlements

Live Mint

Norway’s $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it decided to exclude Israeli telecommunications company Bezeq from the fund over concerns the company could be contributing to human-rights violations as it provides services to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The decision to divest of the company, announced late Tuesday, followed the fund’s ethics watchdog saying that by providing services to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Steps taken to ensure food security

China Daily

By Li Lei in Beijing, Wu Yong in Shenyang,Wu Yong and Zhu Xingxin in Taiyuan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-20 06:56 SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Boasting over half of the country's soybean production, Northeast China's soybeans are renowned for their exceptional quality, thanks to a significant day-night temperature difference that provides a unique advantage in cultivation. Production plan The National …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt restores wheat allocations for PMGKAY beneficiaries, allocates 3.5 mn tonnes for October-March period

Live Mint

New Delhi: The government has restored wheat allocations under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana —the free food scheme for the poorest—starting from October until March after a gap of more than two years. “Roughly, 10 million tonnes of wheat are available with traders in the country, which is higher compared to the same time last year," he said. …

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7 months ago

每日一词|绿色储粮技术 green grain storage technologies

China Daily

国家粮食和储备局称，截至2023年底，全国实现低温准低温储粮仓容2亿吨，国有粮库储粮周期内综合损失率控制在1%的合理范围内。伴随我国大力推进绿色仓储提升行动，控温、内环流、有害生物综合防治等绿色储粮技术得到了广泛应用。 By the end of 2023, the total storage capacity of low-temperature and near-low-temperature grain warehouses nationwide had climbed to 200 million tonnes, and the comprehensive loss rate of state-owned grain warehouses remained within a reasonable range of 1 percent, according to the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. China has been promoting green grain storage technologies in its grain …

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7 months ago

每日一词|绿色储粮技术 green grain storage technologies

China Daily

国家粮食和储备局称，截至2023年底，全国实现低温准低温储粮仓容2亿吨，国有粮库储粮周期内综合损失率控制在1%的合理范围内。伴随我国大力推进绿色仓储提升行动，控温、内环流、有害生物综合防治等绿色储粮技术得到了广泛应用。 By the end of 2023, the total storage capacity of low-temperature and near-low-temperature grain warehouses nationwide had climbed to 200 million tonnes, and the comprehensive loss rate of state-owned grain warehouses remained within a reasonable range of 1 percent, according to the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. China has been promoting green grain storage technologies in its grain …

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7 months ago

每日一词|绿色储粮技术 green grain storage technologies

China Daily

国家粮食和储备局称，截至2023年底，全国实现低温准低温储粮仓容2亿吨，国有粮库储粮周期内综合损失率控制在1%的合理范围内。伴随我国大力推进绿色仓储提升行动，控温、内环流、有害生物综合防治等绿色储粮技术得到了广泛应用。 By the end of 2023, the total storage capacity of low-temperature and near-low-temperature grain warehouses nationwide had climbed to 200 million tonnes, and the comprehensive loss rate of state-owned grain warehouses remained within a reasonable range of 1 percent, according to the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. China has been promoting green grain storage technologies in its grain …

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7 months, 1 week ago

EU agrees tariffs on Russian, Belarusian grain imports from July

Al Jazeera

The bloc says the charges on grain and other farm products will halt imports of these goods. Vincent Van Peteghem, the finance minister of Belgium, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU, said the new tariffs were intended to stop imports of grain from Russia and Belarus into the EU “in practice”. “These measures will, therefore, prevent the destabilisation …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Wheat set for biggest weekly gain in one month on supply woes

Live Mint

SINGORE, - Chicago wheat gained more ground on Friday, with the market poised for its biggest weekly rise in a month as concerns over crop losses in the Black Sea region and other exporting countries supported prices. * The International Grains Council cut its forecast for 2024/25 global wheat production on Thursday, with the outlook for key Black Sea producers …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt

Hindustan Times

The government’s procurement of wheat has crossed the minimum threshold quantity required to cater to all welfare schemes despite a delayed start, including distribution of free grains to nearly 800 million beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act, and authorities said they were on course to achieve grain-stocking targets for 2024. Procurement refers to purchases of grains by the Food …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

EU plans to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia, Belarus

Al Jazeera

Russia warns European consumers will ‘suffer’ if proposal goes ahead and calls it example of ‘unfair competition’. The European Commission is planning to impose tariffs on imports of grain from Russia and Belarus in an attempt to prevent the two countries from distorting EU markets and placate farmers who have protested for months over cheap imports. The tariffs are also …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch agriculture exporting more to Russia than before Ukraine war

NL Times

The Netherlands is exporting more agricultural products to Russia than before the war in Ukraine. Dutch companies are particularly exporting modern agricultural machines and vaccines to Russia - merchandise that helps increase yield per hectare, according to FTM. The export of vaccines for livestock and agricultural machinery to Russia increased from 184 million euros in 2021 to 239 million euros …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Bumper profits for Norway's giant wealth fund led by a strong performance by tech companies

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite Russian threats

LA Times

Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies have turned to as they struggle to export their foodstuffs to people facing hunger around the world. Ukraine’s new corridor, protected by the military, has now allowed him to “free up warehouse space and increase activity.” Growing numbers …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Grain spat drags Ukraine’s ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Now, Polish officials, who are trying to win parliamentary elections next month with help from farmers’ votes, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers across Bulgaria protest against Ukrainian grain as EU divide grows

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

EU lets Ukrainian grain ban expire even as some member countries impose their own

Associated Press

LONDON — The European Union on Friday decided not to renew a ban on Ukrainian food heading to nearby countries that have complained that an influx of agricultural products from the war-torn nation has hurt their farmers. Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, reacted by saying that his government will extend its own the ban on Ukrainian grain, regardless of any …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Any grain initiative that isolates Russia is bound to fail: Türkiye President

The Hindu

Any initiative that isolates Russia in the Black Sea Grain Initiative is bound to fail, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow would return to the “collective implementation” of the grain deal “the same day” their conditions for export of own grain and fertilizers to the global markets are met. Giving …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports. Putin reiterated those complaints Monday, while also telling reporters that if those commitments were honored, Russia could return to the deal “within days.” …

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1 year, 4 months ago

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Victor Tsvyk harvested 4,800 tons of wheat this month, but after Russia exited a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to ship grain to the world, he has no idea where his produce will go. Tsvyk, who normally exported up to 90% of his harvest from the southern port of Odesa, faces a crisis: His yield is 20% …

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1 year, 4 months ago

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Mideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal

Associated Press

CAIRO — Ahmed Salah grew anxious when he heard the news that Russia had suspended a crucial wartime grain deal. “There mightn’t be immediate impact,” the 52-year-old said last week as he oversaw workers baking bread in his shop in Cairo, “but if they didn’t find a solution soonest, things would be very difficult.” Russia pulled out of the deal …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russian missile attacks leave few options for Ukrainian farmers looking to export grain

Associated Press

PAVLIVKA, Ukraine — The summer winds carried the smell of burned grain across the southern Ukrainian steppe and away from the shards of three Russian cruise missiles that struck the unassuming metal hangars. The Black Sea handled about 95% of Ukrainian grain exports before Russia’s invasion and the U.N.-brokered initiative allowed Ukraine to ship much of what farmers harvested in …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russian missile attacks leave few options for Ukrainian farmers looking to export grain

LA Times

An employee walks near mangled warehouses at a grain facility in Pavlivka, Ukraine, on Saturday following Russian missile attacks. The Black Sea handled about 95% of Ukrainian grain exports before Russia’s invasion and the United Nations-brokered initiative allowed Ukraine to ship much of what farmers harvested in 2021 and 2022, said Joseph Glauber, senior research fellow at the International Food …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Are seed banks the answer to food security in the future?

Live Mint

With concerns about climate change and global warming on the rise, seed banks are considered as a last resort to conserving different plants and crops. On Friday, Agence France-Presse reported that a South American seed bank, named The bank in Costa Rica, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, has around 6,200 samples from 125 variants of edible plants like …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries

Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from most African countries Thursday that Russia is making every effort to avert a global food crisis despite concerns that its withdrawal from a deal allowing grain shipments from Ukraine will cause price spikes. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said Russia’s promise to donate grain to African nations …

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1 year, 5 months ago

EU agriculture officials work on ways to move Ukrainian grain to the world

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The European Union will look at helping fund the costly transportation of grain out of Ukraine after Russia halted a deal that allowed Black Sea exports vital to global food security, a top agriculture official said Tuesday. The United Nations Security Council plans to meet Wednesday at Ukraine’s request to discuss Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian …

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1 year, 5 months ago

UK warns Russia may begin targeting civilian ships in Black Sea

Al Jazeera

UK ambassador to the UN says the ‘Russian military may expand their targeting of Ukrainian grain facilities further.’ The United Kingdom has warned that it has information indicating Russia’s military may start to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea, as the European Union pledged to help Ukraine export almost all its farm produce via rail and road. Global wheat …

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1 year, 5 months ago

UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer

The Hindu

The U.N. chief on Monday urged Russia to resume the internationally brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, saying that otherwise, the world’s most vulnerable among the hungry will suffer the worst consequences. With the recent collapse of the Ukraine-Russia grain deal, “the most vulnerable will pay the highest price,’‘ Guterres said. Both Russia …

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1 year, 5 months ago

UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer

Associated Press

ROME — The U.N. chief on Monday urged Russia to resume the internationally brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, saying that otherwise, the world’s most vulnerable among the hungry will suffer the worst consequences. Both Russia and Ukraine are “essential to global food security,’' the U.N. leader said. “For my part, I remain …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested

Associated Press

LONDON — Russia has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Ukrainian ports key to sending grain to the world. Following the grain deal’s collapse, Ukraine sent a letter to the U.N. International Maritime Organization establishing its own temporary shipping corridor, saying it would “provide guarantees of compensation for damage.” But Russia warned this week that ships traversing parts of the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Russia came under pressure at the United Nations Security Council on Friday from its ally China and developing countries as well as Western nations to avert a global food crisis and quickly revive Ukrainian grain shipments. In response to Russia declaring wide areas in the Black Sea dangerous for shipping, the U.N. warned that a military incident …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia’s exit from grain deal puts focus on Asia’s food prices

Al Jazeera

Analysts say food prices in Asia are likely to rise but the fallout will be limited for the time being. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal is expected to drive food prices higher in Asia but the impact will be muted for now, analysts say, due to reduced imports from Ukraine and increased supply …

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1 year, 5 months ago

By pulling out of Ukrainian grain deal, Russia risks alienating its few allies

India Today

By pulling out of a landmark deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking a gamble that could badly damage Moscow’s relations with many of its partners that have stayed neutral or even been supportive of the Kremlin’s invasion of its neighbour. But with the West showing little willingness to yield any …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Wheat prices spike after Russia bombs Odesa grain port in Ukraine, threatens to attack ships

ABC

Global grain prices have jumped after Russia bombed a Ukrainian grain port and threatened further destruction upon any cargo ship attempting to leave Ukraine. Key points: Global wheat futures made their biggest one-day jump since Russia invaded Ukraine 17 months ago The bombing follows a decision by Russia to renege on allowing the safe passage of Ukraine grain Russian and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria’s push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia’s war

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Wheat normally requires heat, but in the last three years, farmers in Nigeria’s far north, part of Africa’s Sahel region that largely produces the country’s homegrown food, have seen an “alarming” increase in heat — …

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1 year, 5 months ago

What Russia's Withdrawal From Black Sea Grain Deal Means Globally

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Russia has just pulled out of a global grain deal which allowed exports to leave Ukraine, in a move which has been condemned as a form of “blackmail.” The Black Sea Grain Initiative expired Monday and now will not be renewed for another year, because Moscow claims its own conditions for the deal were not being met. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia pulls out of Ukraine grain deal, UN says 'a blow to needy everywhere'

India Today

Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, causing concern in poorer countries that price rises will put food out of reach. In Washington, the White House said Russia's suspension of the pact "will worsen food security and harm millions" and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called it …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskky says Russia blackmails world with food access

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy said the export of grain from Ukraine’s seaports should continue despite Russia’s withdrawal from the deal. Describing the need to be protected from “Russian madness” following Moscow’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal on Monday, Zelenskyy said the export of grain from Ukraine’s seaports should continue – with or without Russia’s participation. Ukraine’s exports provided food security for …

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1 year, 5 months ago

After ending deal, Russia warns against Black Sea grain shipments

Al Jazeera

Russia pulled out of the wartime grain deal with Ukraine on Monday. A day after pulling out of the wartime grain deal and renewing global fears over food security, the Kremlin has warned that shipping grain out of Ukrainian Black Sea ports could be risky in the absence of Russian security guarantees, claiming Ukraine uses the waters for military activities. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Black Sea grain deal eased global food prices — now it's off and analysts are warning of a price 'roller-coaster'

ABC

Russia's withdrawal last night from a pact that saw millions of tonnes of grain shipped from the Black Sea has already sparked fears of another spike in global food prices. Supply chain issues caused by the pandemic had already fuelled global food price rises through late 2021, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 saw prices spike even further. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia exits UN-brokered deal for export of Ukrainian grain -

Live Mint

Efforts to avoid a global food crisis amid the Ukraine-Russia war hit a stumbling block on Monday as Moscow backed out of a UN-brokered deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that the Black Sea agreements which allowed export of Ukrainian grain had ‘ceased to be valid today’. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has reportedly allowed …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

The Hindu

Russia said on July 17 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. “The Black Sea deal is absolutely critical for the food security of a number of countries,” …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

The Independent

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