WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSRep) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report entitled "How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine is Affecting Global Agricultural Markets": The report was written by nonresident senior fellow Joseph W. Glauber and David Laborde. * * * Here are excerpts: Key Points * Following a variety of recent shocks, prices of corn, soybeans, sunflower oil, and wheat on global markets are at near-record highs, while world stocks are low when compared to other recent   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF12092) on May 3, 2022, entitled "Russia's War on Ukraine: The Economic Impact of Sanctions" by Rebecca M. Nelson, international trade and finance specialist: * * * Impact on Russia's Economy Across a range of metrics, Russia's economy is worse off than it was before Russia expanded its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that in 2022 Russia's e  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following statement: * * * Real GDP growth declined in the first quarter of 2022, following a rapid acceleration of 6.9 percent in last year's final quarter. The outright decline in real GDP was driven by sharp swings in the contributions of net exports and inventory investment, two components which had added strongly to growth in the fourth quarter. However, underlying private demand grew accelerated in the first qu  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 4 -- Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release on May 3, 2022: Canada's grain sector is a major driver of economic growth domestically, with demand for Canadian export grain products on the rise from global markets. Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of up to nearly $4.4 million, over two years, to support three industry organizations in t  more

LONDON, England, May 2 -- Plant Biotechnology, a journal that says it features reviews by leading researchers in applied plant science, with an emphasis on molecular plant sciences and their applications through plant biotechnology from the Society for Experimental Biology and Association of Applied Biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2022 edition: Research Articles: * Sly-miR159 regulates fruit morphology by modulating GA biosynthesis in tomato * The wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 6, 2022: Iowans, and Americans across the country, have been shocked and horrified by Putin's unjust, unprovoked war on Ukraine. Innocent men, women, and children have been murdered; our global alliances and world order have been tested; and across the globe people's lives have been changed forever. But, amidst the horrible bloodshed and destruction we've all seen as a result of Putin's invasion, one issue th  more

STEPHENS CITY, Virginia, May 6 (TNSRes) -- The Virginia Farm Bureau issued the following news: If farming is a gamble, then its players can expect Mother Nature to occasionally deal a bad hand. While unpredictable spring weather in Virginia is a near certainty, a few April freezes haven't been enough to knock the state's farmers out of the game. From April 25 through April 28, freezing temperatures hit Virginia during a critical stage for apples, strawberries, vegetables and wheat. The series  more