Month: March 2022

‘Without fuel, they cannot do it,’ says Ukraine ag official Ukrainian farmers are woefully short of fuel ahead of the spring planting season and have lost around 10 percent of their land “to military effects,” such as bombing, said Dzoba Taras, the country’s deputy agriculture minister, during a webinar. Nutrition… Continue reading

War in Ukraine could drive up global hunger by 2 percent in a year Up to 13 million people around the world could be pushed into hunger because of the spike in food prices and disruptions in supplies that result from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said the UN Food and… Continue reading

(AG Insider) From fertilizer to food prices, American agriculture is about to feel the real effects of the crisis in Europe. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned against price gouging in fertilizer — a key agricultural export for Russia — and U.S. farm groups are watching for ripple effects on key… Continue reading

Three in 10 Americans shrug at higher food prices — survey Americans say food prices are not rising as rapidly as the government reports and 31 percent of them say they have made little or no change in their shopping habits in response to inflation, said Purdue University. But expectations… Continue reading

Seeks Public Input to Identify Competition Challenges in Seed, Fertilizer, Other Agricultural Inputs, and Retail Markets Release & Contact Info Press Release Release No. 0060.22 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, March 11, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing it will support additional fertilizer production for… Continue reading

High global wheat prices through 2023 There are no overnight replacements for Ukraine and Russia in global wheat production, said five IFPRI analysts on Monday. “Even under the most optimistic assumptions, global wheat prices will remain high throughout 2022 and the trend is likely to persist through 2023, given limits… Continue reading

With eye on Ukraine, G7 ag ministers warn against food hoarding and profiteering To mitigate the impact of war in Ukraine on global food supplies, the G7’s agriculture ministers called on all nations to keep their trade channels open and to guard against unjustified limits on exports. “We will not… Continue reading

Food prices rise at fastest pace in 41 years The food inflation rate is up for the ninth month in a row and now matches the U.S. inflation rate of 7.9 percent a year, with double-digit increases in the price of meat, milk, and fresh fruit, said the government on… Continue reading

War to cut Ukraine and Russia wheat exports by 12 percent The Russian invasion of Ukraine will slash wheat exports from the countries by a combined 12 percent, said the Agriculture Department on Wednesday in an initial assessment of the short-term impact of the war. Nations from Europe to Asia… Continue reading

Increase U.S. food production in response to war in Ukraine, says key senator The Biden administration should encourage larger domestic food production to blunt the disruptions in global supplies created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said the Republican leader of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday. Arkansas Sen. John Boozman… Continue reading