Grain traders imported 1 million tons of Ukrainian wheat into Romania this season, making Romania the second-largest export market for Ukrainian wheat after Spain (3.3 million tons), Romanian business portal Economica.net reported, citing data from the Ukrainian customs authorities. In the market year that started on July 1 last year, Ukrainian wheat exports fell by 4 percent compared to the previous... 

The European Commission insists on extending the duty-free and quota-free access of Ukrainian agricultural products and foodstuffs to EU markets for another year. EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis recently called on Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to immediately lift the ban on imports of Ukrainian products, which was introduced under national jurisdiction last September. He noted that trade policy... 

A new shocking report reveals that the world could soon experience a severe food crisis as historic drought affects almost the entire world. US experts have warned that America’s 2012 drought may have devastating consequences, worse than the 2008 global food crisis when the prices soared so high that they triggered riots and unrest to parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The... 

Natural disasters, market fluctuations, prices soaring for gas and grain: these are world events that don’t just make it onto your T.V. screen. They’re affecting what’s on your dinner table. Several factors are at work that have meat prices on the rise. Watch the video to see how one local market is dealing with the soaring prices. Source  Read More »