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Grain Market Braces for Price Flurry as Black Sea Corridor in Doubt

PARIS—Wheat futures are expected to leap on Monday as Russia’s withdrawal from a Black Sea corridor agreement puts Ukrainian exports at risk, analysts said. Moscow suspended its participation in the Black Sea deal on Saturday, in response to what it called a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet in Russian-annexed Crimea. Kyiv said Russia…


Droughts, Ukraine War Push Global Grain Stocks Toward Worrying Decade Low

CHICAGO—The world is heading toward the tightest grain inventories in years despite the resumption of exports from Ukraine, as the shipments are too few and harvests from other major crop producers are smaller than initially expected, according to grain supply and crop forecast data. Poor weather in key agricultural regions from the United States to…


Two More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine, Turkey’s Defense Ministry Says

ANKARA/KYIV—Two more ships carrying grain have left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the total number of vessels to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ports under a U.N.-brokered grain export deal to 27. The Zumrut Ana and MV Ocean S, which are authorized to depart on Aug. 20, were loaded with 6,300…


First Post-Blockade Food Aid Ship Leaves Ukraine for Africa

KYIV/ISTANBUL—The ship Brave Commander has left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, carrying the first cargo of humanitarian food aid bound for Africa from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Tuesday. Ukraine’s grain exports have slumped since the start of the war because of the closure of its Black Sea ports, driving up…


Two More Ships Depart From Ukraine: Turkey’s Defence Ministry

ANKARA—Two more ships left from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Saturday, Turkey’s defense ministry said, bringing the total number of ships to depart the country under a U.N.-brokered deal to 16. The Barbados-flagged Fulmar S left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, carrying 12,000 tonnes of corn to Turkey’s southern Iskenderun Province, it said. The Marshall Island-flagged Thoe…


2 More Ships Depart From Ukraine: Turkey’s Defense Ministry

ANKARA—Two more ships left from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Saturday, Turkey’s defense ministry said, bringing the total number of ships to depart the country under a U.N.-brokered deal to 16. The Barbados-flagged Fulmar S left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, carrying 12,000 tonnes of corn to Turkey’s southern Iskenderun Province, it said. The Marshall Island-flagged Thoe…


First Export of Wheat Under UN Deal as Two More Ships Leave Ukraine

ISTANBUL—Two more ships left Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Friday, including one laden with the first Ukrainian wheat to be exported under a U.N.-brokered deal, Turkey’s defense ministry said. A total 14 ships have now departed from Ukraine over the past two weeks, following the deal with Russia to allow a resumption of grain exports…


3 More Ships With Grain Depart Ukraine Ports Under UN Deal

Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday and traveled mined waters toward inspection of their delayed cargo, a sign that an international deal to export grain held up since Russia invaded Ukraine was slowly progressing. Two of the three ships anchored north of Istanbul on Saturday are awaiting inspection,…


1st Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain Leaves the Port of Odesa: Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey—The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port of Odesa, Turkey’s defense ministry said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni left the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the ministry said. A statement from the United Nations said the Razoni is carrying over 26,000 tons of corn. The ship is…


1st Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain Leaves the Port of Odesa

ANKARA, Turkey—The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing food crisis. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni left Odesa carrying over…