by lyndseymurphy | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Russia’s fighting words over the Black Sea grain export deal had wheat prices going wild last week. ICYMI: A UN-brokered deal in July was intended to let Ukraine export tens of millions of tonnes of grain out of their Black Sea ports to side-step a global food crisis....
by lyndseymurphy | Sep 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ukraine grain exports are back in a big way—their ships are buoying global supply. Recent grain exports from the major agricultural nation have topped 1M metric tons, with 44 ships sent to 15 nations. How does a country at war get their ships out of port unharmed?...
by lyndseymurphy | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
U.S. and Chinese relations are tai-ed up in tension after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. But, China is still buying U.S. ag products… for now. Refresher: Since Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, China has purchased at least 262K tons of U.S. soybeans and 133K tons of...
by lyndseymurphy | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
A new shipping agreement was a ray of hope on Russia and Ukraine’s troubled waters. But it was quickly dimmed by a port city provocation. A-boat time: Turkish and UN mediation over two months of talks led to agreement for safe passage in and out of Ukrainian ports....
by lyndseymurphy | Jul 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Oh, would you be my neighbor? President Biden met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador this week to shore up their relationship after Obrador skipped a regional summit last month. Slowing mass migration and improving economic ties were top of the agenda,...
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