The European Parliament voted on Thursday to impose prohibitive tariffs on fertilizers and certain farm produce from Russia and its ally Belarus to prevent a potential threat to EU food security and limit Russian funds for its war against Ukraine.
EU lawmakers back huge tariffs for Russia, Belarus fertilizer
U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday said she is suspending imports of live cattle, horses and bison through the southern U.S. border over the damaging pest New World screwworm, a measure that immediately drew opposition from Mexico.
Global rapeseed/canola production dips in April report
USDA lowers output for EU, India
World production of rapeseed/canola for 2024/25 was trimmed by almost 0.53 per cent on April 10, when the United States Department of Agriculture released its World Agricultural Production report.
Nutrien sees no major impact from Black Sea deal
Nutrien said on Wednesday it doesn't think the proposed Black Sea shipping deal between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. will significantly affect the North American or global fertilizer market this year.
Kremlin says various conditions must be met before Black Sea security deal can be activated
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a number of conditions must be met before a Black Sea maritime security deal negotiated with the United States can be activated, pointing to an earlier agreement which it said saw Moscow's needs ignored.
US says Russia and Ukraine agree to ensure safe navigation in Black Sea
The United States said on Tuesday it has reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on attacks by the two countries on each other's energy facilities.
Russian winter crops should withstand late frosts, weather forecasters say
Late winter frosts in Russia's southern breadbasket regions are unlikely to inflict significant damage on winter crops, the state weather forecasting agency said on Monday in a forecast for the end of February.
EU vessel sanctions weigh on Russian grain exports, central bank says
The European Union's sanctions on vessels transporting Russian grain, along with Turkey's wheat import ban, impacted Russian grain exports at the end of 2024, the country's central bank said on Thursday.
Russia’s chief forecaster says mild weather helps winter crops survive
A mild winter with record warm temperatures in many agricultural regions of Russia, viewed by scientists as a sign of climate change, is helping winter crops to survive, state weather agency chief Roman Vilfand said on Wednesday.
Russia extends quota on ‘unfriendly’ country seed imports, Interfax reports
Russia on Monday extended quotas on the import of certain types of seed from countries designated as "unfriendly", the Interfax news agency reported, citing the Russian government's press service.
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