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Poor Crop Could Drive More French Farmers Away From Sugar Beet

France's sugar beet output is expected to fall more than 7% this year after a severe drought this summer hit yields, and next season could see another drop...

Ukraine, Partners Launch $150m Grain Export Plan To Help Vulnerable Nations

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy hosted a summit in Kyiv with allied nations on Saturday to launch a plan to export $150 million worth of grain to c...

French Wheat, Barley Crops Still Ahead Of Usual Growth Pace

French soft wheat and winter barley crops are still about a week ahead of their usual rate of development following a mild autumn, data from farm office Fr...

Brazil's Sugar, Ethanol Sector Expected To Grow Next Season

Brazil's sugar and ethanol industry is expected next season to continue its recovery from an historic drought, as better climate conditions in sugarcane pr...

EU Maize Yield Forecast Cut Again, Sowing Seen Favourable

The European Union's crop monitoring service MARS reduced further its forecast for this year's drought-affected EU maize harvest but pointed to mostly favo...

EU Maize Import Surge Seen Cushioning Impact Of Drought-Hit Crop

Consultancy Strategie Grains further cut its monthly forecast for the European Union's drought-affected maize harvest, but said a wave of imports...

Tereos Raises Beet Prices By 40% Amid Soaring EU Sugar Markets

France's largest sugar and ethanol group Tereos raised the price at which it will buy sugar beets from its cooperative members by 40% from last year, as it...

FranceAgriMer Raises Non-EU Wheat Export Forecast

Farm office FranceAgriMer has slightly increased its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in the 2022/23 season to 10.10 milli...