Ukraine-Russia

Farmers hoping for a quiet 2022 following several years upheaval due to Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic were left disappointed. Abi Kay takes a look back over the past 12 months.

As Russia continues to bomb power plants in Ukraine, a dairy farmer has been forced to milk more than 1,500 cows using diesel generators. Chris McCullough reports.

Ukrainian growers are switching from grain to oilseeds with margins under pressure, with the impact of the war expecting to change the dynamics of Ukrainian agriculture for years to come.

Africa has received its first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.

A group of more than 60 farmers has called on the Government to support a transition to regenerative agriculture in response to soaring fertiliser and fuel costs caused by the war in Ukraine.

Grain futures dropped on Friday following the announcement of the deal but traders were uncertain of the impact it would have in reality

The Government does not appear to have a plan to tackle the catastrophic worldwide hunger crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and other issues, MPs on the International Development Committee have warned.

Farmers hoping for relief from high input prices were likely to be disappointed, with costs expected to remain high for at least the rest of the year and much longer if there is continued disruption to global supply chains.

Food is always top of my agenda, personally and politically. But both the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have brought the importance of food into particularly sharp focus for us all.

As turbulence continues in the grain trade on the back of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cedric Porter takes a look at the latest USDA data and what it means for markets.