Drought Shrivels the Mississippi River and Threatens to Disrupt US Food Exports September 6, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan and Tarso Veloso Drought across the central US is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of...
Bayer Fights for Survival as Roundup Lawsuits Burn Cash May 29, 2024 By Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Bill Anderson said the wave of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller is an “existential” threat...
Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Monsanto and Univar for Polluting Water, Air, and Soil with Harmful Chemicals September 21, 2023 By Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Chicago is suing Bayer AG’s Monsanto and Univar Solutions Inc. for polluting the city’s water, air and soil with chemicals...
US Corn Harvest Is in Trouble August 25, 2023 By Tarso Veloso, Millie Munshi and Michael Hirtzer Sagging ears just short of maturity, cobs half bare of kernels as if nibbled, earth so dry that deep cracks...
Farmers Set to Abandon Wheat Crops at Highest Rate Since 1917 May 15, 2023 By Michael Hirtzer and Tarso Veloso America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest...
US Farmers Battle Floods, Heat in Bid to Replenish Food Supplies June 30, 2022 By Kim Chipman, Zijia Song and Tarso Veloso Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this...
Ukraine Crop-Handling Port Damaged in Russian Attacks, Adding to Farm Sector Losses June 24, 2022 By Archie Hunter, Tarso Veloso and Megan Durisin Infrastructure owned by two major agriculture traders was damaged in Russian attacks at one of the biggest crop-handling ports in...
Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage at Major Ukraine Crop Port June 16, 2022 By Tarso Veloso The extent of the damage to one of the biggest agricultural complexes in Ukraine earlier this month was confirmed by...