Pyotr Kozlov

Russia and China signed an agreement on the joint construction of a new railway link across their shared border, part of a broader push to expand transport ties and trade between the two countries.

Agricultural firm Cargill Inc. appointed Armando Giordano as its new head of world trading, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The arid Persian Gulf is hardly the world’s breadbasket. Yet the conflict in the region is sending shockwaves through the global food industry — from growers to packaging firms and distributors — with major implications for food security and living standards.

The conflict in the Middle East is sending shockwaves through the global food industry — from growers to packaging firms and distributors — with major implications for food security and living standards.

Russian spring wheat planting continues to face delays as persistent rain hinders growers, risking lower harvests.

Ukraine’s agricultural sector suffered direct losses of more than $11 billion as Russian drone strikes intensified sharply at the end of last year, according to Deputy Economy Minister Taras Vysotskyi.

Europe is set to suffer one of its sharpest ever declines in grain production as extreme weather and geopolitical tensions converge to pile pressure on farmers.

Ukraine’s agricultural shipments could fall by more than half this season after Russian attacks disrupted Black Sea ports, threatening the country’s biggest source of export revenue.

Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes divert Ukrainian grain from Odesa and other ports.