Timely Rains Relieve Some Pressure on Corn-Belt Crops

Above-normal temperatures and dryness have stressed corn and soybeans as harvesting season approaches.

‘The Market Is Dead’: Ukraine’s Farmers Count the Cost of Grain Deal’s Collapse

Russia’s exit from the Black Sea export agreement and its attacks on Ukrainian ports have led…

Protectionism in India Adds New Pressure to Food Prices

India’s rising food-price inflation should worry the world at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Agriculture Company Corteva Plans to Lay Off 5% of Global Workforce

Sept. 13, 2022 6:29 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Corteva is preparing to lay…

Australia’s Bumper Wheat Crop Faces Export Constraints

SYDNEY—Australia forecast another bumper wheat crop following above-average rainfall on its east coast, but supply chain…

Grain Traders Left Waiting as USDA Delays Export Sales Data

Listen to article (2 minutes) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reverting to its legacy system…

Garbled Government Data Release Flusters Grain Traders

Grain traders have already had plenty to worry about this year, including war, drought and inflation.…

Midwest Drought Adds to Pain in Grain Markets

The annual Professional Farmers of America crop tour shows many corn and soybean fields are wilting…

Sri Lanka’s Farmers Struggle to Feed the Country—and Themselves

The economic crisis gripping the island nation of 22 million led to a ban on fertilizer…

Farm Giants Expect Continued Food-Supply Problems Despite Ukraine Grain Deal

The world’s supply of crops is under pressure and likely to remain that way even as…