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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/26/2022 4:30:37 PM
Russia pressed Thursday for the West to lift sanctions imposed because of its war in Ukraine, claiming without proof that the punitive measures are preventing millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products from leaving Ukrainian ports, exacerbating a global food crisis.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
5/24/2022 5:55:52 PM
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday accused Russia of deliberately bombarding grain warehouses across Ukraine and weaponizing food supplies.
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Business
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Economy
5/22/2022 6:37:00 PM
For years, global trade has been facing major challenges that were magnified in 2020 due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic that affected the global economy.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/12/2022 4:40:06 PM
The European Commission proposed helping Ukraine export its wheat and other grains by rail, road and river to get around a Russian blockade of Black Sea ports, which is preventing those critical supplies from reaching parts of the world at risk of food insecurity.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/30/2022 2:16:24 PM
A ship loaded with 70,000 tonnes of Ukrainian corn leaves a Romanian Black Sea port, allowing Kyiv to dodge a Russian blockade of its key grain exports.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/8/2022 1:48:51 PM
Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia's war in Ukraine and the "massive supply disruptions'' it is causing, threatening millions of people in Africa, the Middle East elsewhere with hunger and malnourishment, the United Nations said Friday.
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Egypt
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Politics
4/3/2022 11:56:39 PM
A report on the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war on food security in Egypt by an Egyptian NGO says that the current solutions adopted by the government will help in the short run, but long-term solutions are also needed.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/26/2022 6:48:17 PM
Kazakhstan — a major wheat producing and exporting country — is working on establishing a logistics zone for free trade in Ain Sokhna port so that Egypt can become a logistics hub for the sale of Kazakh grain and other agricultural products.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/15/2022 11:26:00 PM
The Egyptian wheat supply season will start by 1 April, instead of mid-April, to shore up the country's strategic reserves of the grain amid disruption of supply lines and global price hikes resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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Egypt
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Politics
2/13/2022 10:38:18 PM
Egypt said it has diversified its wheat import sources including from the US, France, Romania, as well as Ukraine and Russia, warning that “skirmishes between the world's largest exporters of wheat and grain raises a state of uncertainty in the market."
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World
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Region
6/28/2021 4:20:58 PM
The Russian team will spend three days at each facility 'and they will study the possibility of building new grain silos' Najjar said
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Business
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Economy
4/29/2021 3:12:39 PM
Romania, has been among the largest grain sellers in the EU, and along with France and Russia is an active exporter of cereals to Middle East, with Egypt the main buyer
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Life & Style
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Health
4/18/2021 9:44:45 PM
Scientists at a leading global grains research institute expect to sharply ramp up new wheat varieties enriched with zinc that can boost the essential mineral for millions of poor people with deficient diets
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World
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Region
3/22/2021 3:07:18 PM
The military alliance, which has been at war since 2015 against the Iran-aligned Houthi group that controls northern Yemen, said it struck a missile and drone assembly plant in Sanaa
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World
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International
2/6/2021 1:19:02 PM
Farmers fear the reforms will leave them at the mercy of big corporate buyers, gradually ending the current practice of assured government purchases mainly for grain such as wheat and rice
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World
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Africa
12/10/2020 10:44:40 PM
Antonio Guterres said the deal will "make sure that there is full access to the whole of the territory and full capacity to start humanitarian operations based on real needs and without any kind of discrimination."
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Business
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Economy
9/13/2020 7:01:27 PM
Egypt is currently biggest wheat importer globally, according to the FAS’ Grain: World Markets and Trade report for September
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World
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Region
8/23/2020 11:46:48 AM
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Egypt
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Politics
8/12/2020 4:27:15 PM
The shipment was sent to support Lebanon’s strategic reserves of wheat and to ensure steady bread production
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World
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Region
8/7/2020 4:29:46 PM
The destruction of the 120,000-tonne capacity structure and disabling of the port means buyers will have to rely on smaller privately-owned storage facilities for their wheat purchases
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