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The disruptions in the supply of food products due to the Russia-Ukraine war led the countries to restrict food exports. Algeria also decided to ban the export of oil, sugar and wheat. It was reported that an export ban was imposed on oil, sugar and wheat products in Algeria. In …

Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine and rising commodity prices, wheat prices up by 30% on weekly basis… The price of wheat on Tuesday hit a historic new high of $13.63 per bushel. Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and rising commodity prices, wheat prices have climbed 30% on a weekly basis …

Texas A&M AgriLife economists say wheat is among the commodities that could be affected most by the war! The Russian invasion has brought devastation to Ukraine, and uncertainty and volatility fueled by the conflict are rippling through U.S. and Texas agriculture markets. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists said both …

Wheat price reaches $444 per ton after fire breaks out at nuclear plant amid clashes between Ukrainian, Russian forces… ISTANBUL… Following nuclear fears related to the fire that broke out in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant amid clashes with Russia, wheat prices neared the level of $500 per ton in …

Wheat prices rose dramatically to over $300 on Thursday after Russia officially launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea. Futures contracts for March in the United States market for the price of wheat per ton reached around $308, up from $280 on Wednesday. With the intervention, …

After 7 years of research, scientists develop rice variety resistant to floods and salinity… DHAKA, Bangladesh… Bangladeshi scientists have claimed a breakthrough by developing a special rice variety, resistant to floods and salinity. Starting in 2015 as a joint project between Bangladesh Atomic Agriculture Research Institute (BINA) and Bangladesh Agricultural …

On January 27, 2022, the Turkish government published a regulation (2022/1) that granted the TurkishMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) the authority to restrict the export of twenty (20)agricultural products in order to decrease domestic food inflation. As of writing, MinAF has not limitedexports of any of these products, but …

Autumn plantings are drawing to a close, in Europe. Rapeseed areas (for the 2022 harvest) have gone up again in most European production countries, as oilseeds benefit from the attractive prices and planting conditions, which have been satisfactory worldwide. On the other hand, soft winter wheat plantings will remain unchanged …

The ongoing climate crisis necessitates innovative solutions, especially in agriculture. In the central Turkish province of Konya, the country’s breadbasket, scientists seek to help farmers boost their crop yields amid a drought. Professor Bilgehan Nas and his team from Konya Technical University have succeeded in using filtered wastewater for cultivating maize. …