By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michelle Nichols ANKARA/UNITED NATIONS, June 15 (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday said it has offered “safe passage” for Ukraine grain shipments from Black Sea ports but is not…
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Opinion: Black Sea Grain Battle Could Define Ukraine War
By Peter Apps LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) – In late April, trucks with number plates from Russian-occupied Crimea descended on the southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol, emblazoned with the letter “Z”. According…
https://gcaptain.com/opinion-black-sea-grain-battle-could-define-ukraine-war/
Mined Ports, Red Tape and Russia Risk Stop Ukraine Grain
By Andrea Dudik and Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — Resuming Ukrainian grain shipments will be time consuming given challenges that include mine-clearing in Black Sea ports and the need for cooperation from…
https://gcaptain.com/mined-ports-red-tape-and-russia-risk-stop-ukraine-grain/
Russia Is Winning From the Global Food Crisis It Helped Create
By Aine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Russia’s war against Ukraine, while deepening a global food crisis, has made the invader among the biggest winners of the mess it helped create. The war has blocked…
https://gcaptain.com/russia-is-winning-from-the-global-food-crisis-it-helped-create/
Ukraine Seeks Ways to Get Grain Out
By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV, May 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine is seeking ways to get grain and vegetable oils out of the country by breaking a months-long blockade of the…
Support Grows for Naval Escorts for Ukraine Grain
By Natalia Drozdiak and Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — Support is growing in Europe to send warships to the Black Sea to escort freighters carrying Ukrainian grain, as the world worries about…
https://gcaptain.com/support-grows-for-naval-escorts-for-ukraine-grain/
Great Lakes Shipping Sees Strong Start to the Season Led by Grain Exports
Shipping on the Great Lakes has kicked off with a bang this season as ports in the region step up to fill the global void of grain caused by the…
https://gcaptain.com/great-lakes-shipping-sees-strong-start-to-the-season-led-by-grain-exports/
Rising Freight Puts Heavy Burden on Grain-Importing Nations -ICS
By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The war in Ukraine will put further pressure on grain-importing countries in Africa and Asia as a reduced number of vessels for delivering cargoes drives up…
https://gcaptain.com/rising-freight-puts-heavy-burden-on-grain-importing-nations-ics/
How the $120 Billion Global Grain Trade is Being Redrawn by Russia’s War in Ukraine
By Megan Durisin, Pratik Parija and Irina Anghel (Bloomberg) — Across Ukraine’s farm belt, silos are bursting with 15 million tons of corn from the autumn harvest, most of which should have been hitting world markets. The stockpiles…
https://gcaptain.com/global-grain-trade-redrawn-russia-ukraine-war/
ACCC to monitor effect of Qube’s acquisition of Newcastle Agri Terminal
By the ACCC
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has decided it will not pursue enforcement action in relation to Qube’s (ASX:QUB) completed acquisition of Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT) at this time.
However, the ACCC remains concerned with potential impacts on the supply chain for bulk grain export through the Port of Newcastle, and will continue to monitor developments in the industry.
Qube completed its acquisition...