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Argentina Grain Exports Rise From Strong Harvest

Mar 20, 2026

Argentina is shipping out grains at a strong pace this season as record sunflower exports and booming corn sales help absorb one of the country's biggest harvests in years, the Rosario grains exchange said on Friday, though the conflict in the Middle East is adding volatility to global prices and raising freight costs.Argentina is benefiting from record wheat and corn production and its best sunflower harvest of the century…

Bunge Explores Alternative Shipping Routes as Middle East Conflict Worsens

Mar 05, 2026

Global grains trader Bunge is exploring alternative shipping routes and working with customers to minimize any disruptions caused due to the conflict in the Middle East, a company spokesperson told Reuters.While the company did not immediately provide details on any alternative routes…

Argentinian Grain Ports Operate Normally Post Strike

Feb 20, 2026

Argentina's grain ports were operating normally on Friday after their activities were paralyzed for the last two days by a maritime workers' strike over the government's newly-approved labor reform bill, the head of the Chamber of Port and Maritime Activities said…

EU Wheat Prices Steady Alongside Weather, Exports

Feb 18, 2026

Euronext wheat edged up on Wednesday after a three-day fall as a weather-fuelled rebound in Chicago futures offset pressure from a firmer euro that was adding to a tough export outlook, traders said.May milling wheat, the most active position on Euronext…

Turkey to Import 210,000 Metric Tons of Feed Barley

Jan 09, 2026

Turkey's state grain board TMO has issued an international tender to purchase and import about 210,000 metric tons of animal feed barley, European traders said on Friday.The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is January 15…

Grain Shipments Halved from Russia, Ukraine

Aug 26, 2025

“Russian and Ukrainian grain shipments are estimated to have plunged 49% combined y/y between January and August 2025. Both countries had a smaller export surplus following weaker grain harvests in the second half of 2024. Overall, the combined…

Ships Queue at Russian Grain Port

Aug 19, 2025

Russian grain exports via the Black Sea port Kavkaz, which accounted for almost a quarter of all seaborne exports last season, have been significantly hampered this month due to new ship entry and inspection requirements, industry sources said…

US Grain Shipments Surge 9% in face of Chinese Tariffs

Jul 02, 2025

“During the first half of 2025, US seaborne grain shipments increased 9% y/y, driven by stronger maize exports. While an increase in import tariffs led to a 57% y/y drop in volumes to China, the US has been able to find alternative markets for most of its cargoes…

Louis Dreyfus Company Selected to Operate Grain Export at Burns Harbor Port

Jun 23, 2025

Ports of Indiana has selected Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility at its Lake Michigan port.Considered one of the world’s “big four” global agri-commodities companies…

Russia Grain Exports Plummet 63%

Jun 16, 2025

Russia's seaborne grain exports fell to 2.1 million metric tons in May, a fall of 62.9% compared to the same month of 2024, according to shipping data from industry sources released on Monday.Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter, shipped…

Nibulon to Export 1 Million Tons of Grain Via Black Sea Port of Chornomorsk

Jun 13, 2025

Nibulon, one of Ukraine's biggest grain companies, said on Friday it has signed a deal with the operator of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk to export up to one million metric tons of grain in the July 2025-June 2026 season.Nibulon's…

BIMCO: Brazilian Grain Shipments Up 9% as China Seeks US Alternative

May 07, 2025

Between January and April 2025, Brazilian grain shipments rose 9% y/y, supported by strong Chinese purchasing, according to Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO.The ramp-up in exports has been supported by a 9% increase in the soya bean harvest…

Only One Bid, DEME, for Argentina River Dredge Contract

Feb 12, 2025

Belgian company DEME Group was the sole firm to bid in the Argentine government's tender for a major maintenance contract for the Parana waterway, a key route for grains transport, the government said on Wednesday.The bid could mark a major shakeup in dredging the river…

China Grain Imports Plummet 51%

Jan 28, 2025

“In January, grain shipments to China are estimated to fall 51% y/y, partly due to a decline in import demand for soya beans caused by low crusher margins. Although Chinese soya bean production decreased 1% y/y in 2024, inventories are high after a surge in imports in the first half of the year…

Indiana MoU Expands Agricultural Trade

Oct 17, 2024

Ports of Indiana and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase collaboration, expand agricultural trade and create new container shipping opportunities for Indiana.The MOU…

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