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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Russia on Monday declined to extend the year-old agreement that has allowed Ukrainian grain to move out of Black Sea shipping ports, a move that immediately drove up commodity prices in response. Russia stated the shipping agreement was suspended. The announcement came following an attack on a key bridge in Russian-occupied Crimea, […]
KYIV, UKRAINE – On Monday, ships brought grain from Ukrainian signaling Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger even while suspending its participation in a U.N. programme to safely export grain from the war zone. The resumption of food exports from Ukrainian ports suggested that at least […]
KANKAKEE, ILL – President Biden called American farmers, “the breadbasket of democracy,” during a farm visit to announce actions by the USDA to boost production of wheat and other food crops and curb input costs. Along with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, the President detailed three administrative actions during a visit to a farm in Kankakee, […]
CHICAGO, ILL – McDonald’s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The fastfood giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia. But in an open letter to employees, McDonald’s President and CEO Chris Kempckinski said closing those stores […]
STILLWATER, OK – The war in Ukraine has injected much uncertainty into global markets. Markets do not like uncertainty and much of the market reaction thus far is about uncertainty rather than reality. The majority of impacts thus far on cattle markets are indirect rather than direct beef market impacts. Cattle markets are being impacted […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wheat prices continue to climb as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is ongoing. A Rabobank analyst says the world’s biggest wheat buyers may need to reconsider whether they’ll continue buying grain from the Black Sea regions. “Russia and Ukraine have moved a lot of wheat into the market already, so things should […]
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – It was 1913, and ethnic Jews living in the Ukraine region of the Russian Empire were regularly subjected to brutal, mob-like massacres, known as pogroms. Just two years after a young boy named Nuta Kotlyarenko (Нута Котляренко) was born in Kyiv on December 15th, 1902, one such notorious pogram ensued on […]
REDWOOD CITY, CA – In response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for verified fundraisers looking to raise money for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. The hub currently hosts fundraisers that range from supporting large aid organizations like Save the Children to raising funds for specific families in […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – In the wake of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, you might be tempted to donate to the people and families caught in the middle of the conflict. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) says “not so fast.” The BBB says potential scammers could pose as charity organizations and even Ukrainians […]
DICKINSON, ND – Ukrainians, along with many Germans and Norwegians, accounted for most of the European settlers who landed in North Dakota. Now, their descendants worry about what lies ahead for the country’s drive for freedom following Russia’s invasion. The Ukrainian Culture Institute (UCI), based in Dickinson, said locals with ties to the country are watching the […]
