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Ukrainian farmers have sown 2.5 million hectares of spring crops so far in 2022, 20% of the expected area, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, adding that areas of intense conflict could see a drop of 70% of the sowing area. Ukraine has said the 2022 spring sowing area could …

Ukraine world’s top exporter of sunflower seeds, 4th-biggest wheat exporter, 5th-largest corn exporter, report says… Wheat The Ukraine-Russia war is to likely cause major disruptions in global food markets, the World Bank Group said in a report published Wednesday. The two countries combined produce a quarter of the world’s wheat, …

Wheat took on greater strategic importance amid the pandemic, when countries focused on domestic consumption rather than foreign trade, and countries’ wheat stocks rose significantly. Trade relations and supply chains were affected by the protectionist policies that got stronger during the COVID-19 pandemic, which first appeared last December in China. …

Grain:  World Markets and Trade Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board/USDA  May 2020…  Record Corn, Wheat and Rice Crops Build Stocks in 2020/21  Global corn production in 2020/21 is projected up, primarily driven by a recovery in area for the United States. For major exporters, the United States, Brazil …