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Jonathan Dart

Sugar
  • August 25, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Australia): Sugarcane Milling Hit by Weather

Opinions Focus Half of planting is done, 30% of sugarcane in mill area...

Grains
  • August 22, 2022

News Review: Brazilian Election Campaign Kicks Off

Insight Focus EU seeks to revive talks on trade deal with Mercosur. Uk...

Sugar
  • August 18, 2022

Farmer Diaries (China): Heatwave, Drought Hit Sugarcane

Insight Focus Typhoon Mulan eases the drought. Rice being prioritised ...

Grains Sugar
  • August 15, 2022

News Review: Drought Clogs Europe’s Inland Freight Arteries

Insight Focus Milk supply fears sparked by drought in France Ukrainian...

Sugar
  • August 11, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Thailand): Sugarcane Growth Seen Below Maximum

Insight Focus Applying fertiliser and weed control is the top priority...

Grains
  • August 8, 2022

News Review: Ukraine Aims to Export 3M Tonnes/Month Grain via Black Sea

Insight Focus Ukraine’s sunflower oil production to drop on year, ex...

Food and Ingredients
  • August 1, 2022

News Review: Walmart Warns on Food, Fuel Cost Impact

Insight Focus Coke, Danone’s sales grow despite price rises Insuranc...

Grains
  • July 28, 2022

Farmer Diaries ( Australia): Wet Cane Fields Causing Delays

Insight Focus Rain stops many cane farmers in McKay district from harv...

Ethanol Grains
  • July 25, 2022

News Review: Deal on Ukrainian Black Sea Grain Exports

Insight Focus A few weeks needed before vessels start moving from Ukra...

Grains Sugar
  • July 21, 2022

Farmer Diaries (China): Coping with 40-Year High Rainfall

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

Ethanol Grains
  • July 18, 2022

News Review: All Eyes on Russian Gas, Ukraine Grain Deal

Insight Focus German minister warns of ‘nightmare scenario’ on gas...

Food and Ingredients Grains
  • July 14, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Thailand): Expecting Higher Cane, Sugar Yields

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

Food and Ingredients Grains
  • July 11, 2022

News Review: Transport Disruption Hits European Trade: IFW

Insight Focus Infrastructure boosted to help Ukraine export grain. Egy...

Grains
  • July 8, 2022

Farmer Diaries (UK): Dry Weather, Political Chaos Main Concerns

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

Sugar
  • July 4, 2022

News Review: Snake Island Pull-out Won’t End Black Sea Blockade: ISW

Insight Focus Russia exports grain from occupied Ukrainian territory W...

Sugar
  • June 30, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Australia): Preparing for Sugarcane Planting

Insight Focus Mills struggling to get going, causing harvesting delays...

Grains
  • June 20, 2022

News Review: Lasting Food Insecurity from Ukraine War Feared

Insight Focus Three Ukrainian grain harvests could be hit by war, mini...

Grains Sugar
  • June 16, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Thailand): Competition for Labour to Harvest Sugarcane a Concern

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

Grains
  • June 14, 2022

Farmer Diaries (UK): Preparing for Rye Harvest Amid Jubilee Celebrations

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

Grains
  • June 13, 2022

News Review: Ukrainian Grain Exports Dominate Headlines

Insight Focus No deal achieved in Russian-Turkish talks on opening Bla...

Sugar
  • June 3, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Australia): Preparing To Harvest Sugarcane

Insight Focus Wet fields make work challenging. Cane crushing should s...

Grains Sugar
  • May 30, 2022

News Review: West, Russia Spar over Food Crisis

Insight Focus EU accuses Russia of blackmail over grain exports Time m...

Grains Sugar
  • May 26, 2022

Farmer Diaries (China) : Smut disease in Sugarcane a Concern

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

Food and Ingredients Grains
  • May 23, 2022

News Review: Talks on Ukraine, Russia Export Deal

Insight Focus Russia Extends Fertiliser Export Quotas Indonesia Set to...

Sugar
  • May 19, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Thailand): High Returns On Cassava

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

Grains Sugar
  • May 16, 2022

News Review: Fears of Unrest over Food Prices Grow

Bread protests break out in Iran India bans private wheat exports EU l...

Grains
  • May 9, 2022

News Review: World Needs Russia, Ukraine’s Food Exports: UN

Insight Focus Ukrainian grain storage crunch forecast German March ret...

Grains
  • May 2, 2022

News Review: Ukraine Crisis Feeds into Company Outlooks

Insight Focus Agricultural trading companies flourish in Q1. Food prod...

  • April 25, 2022

News Review: Inflation & Economic Growth Warnings on Ukraine Crisis

Insight Focus World Bank warns of ‘human catastrophe’ on f...

Ethanol
  • April 18, 2022

News Review: Food & Fuel Inflation Become Visible

Insight Focus Annual food price inflation hits 33.3% in Egypt. US allo...

Grains
  • April 11, 2022

News Review: Trade Disruption from Ukraine Crisis Starts to Bite

Insight Focus FAO Food Price Index hits record high. Over 25% of Afric...

Food and Ingredients Grains
  • March 28, 2022

News Review: Global Food Market Counts Cost of Ukraine Crisis

Insight Focus Ukraine spring sowing area could halve. Sudanese cereals...

  • March 21, 2022

News Review: Ukraine Invasion Sparks ‘Food Nationalism’

Insight Focus UN says Ukraine’s food supply chains are collapsing. E...

  • March 14, 2022

Czapp’s Weekly News Round-Up: Food Security Fears Grow Due to Ukraine Invasion

Insight Focus Fertiliser shortage seen hitting food supply. India expo...

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