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What’s included in the White House’s recent Ukraine aid proposal? AgriTalk Host Chip Flory reads between the lines with the Biden administration’s Candace Vahlsing, as industry leaders examine the potential consequences.
Concerns over the world’s supply of grains and oilseeds are prompting the Biden administration to step in and encourage more production. Grain analysts say supplies of grains are tight due to the situation in Ukraine.
The case occurred in a person who had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in the culling process of poultry with presumptive H5N1 bird flu, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The fundamentals were already in place, forecasting positive prices for grain. The war in the Ukraine has strengthened that prediction.
The end of the South American monsoon has come earlier than average this year due to La Niña. The drier finish on the Safrinha crops will limit their yield potential.
Ukrainian farmers in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia are determined to get their fields planted this spring.
Farmers and ranchers have had to endure high winds for months. The powerful gusts haven’t just been annoying; it’s caused disasters across the U.S. High winds have been the culprit of wildfires and more.
CBOT soybean oil prices hit a record high after Indonesia announced it will effectively ban palm oil exports as of April 28. With no timeline in place, some question the motive and duration of the announced ban.
Ukraine has planted 2.5 million hectares of spring-planted crops so far this year, 20% of expected area, according to the Ukrainian ag ministry. The country has warned of a potential decline of 20% in 2022 plantings.
Despite concerns that sanctions would limit Russian fertilizer shipments to Brazil, shipping data shows fertilizer is still being shipped, Reuters reported.