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The Unwitting Winners of France’s Drought: Salt Farmers
Date: August 8, 2022
By Yann Tessier LE POULIGUEN, France (Reuters) – Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have parched the French countryside in recent weeks, one group has emerged a reluctant winner: salt farmers in the northwestern region of Guerande. Guerande’s snow-white Fleur de Sel (‘flower of salt’), which crystallizes on the water’s surface, is one of the...
The Unwitting Winners of France’s Drought: Salt Farmers
Date: August 8, 2022
By Yann Tessier LE POULIGUEN, France (Reuters) – Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have parched the French countryside in recent weeks, one group has emerged a reluctant winner: salt farmers in the northwestern region of Guerande. Guerande’s snow-white Fleur de Sel (‘flower of salt’), which crystallizes on the water’s surface, is one of the...
Three New Ships With Grain Leave Ukraine Under Landmark Deal
Date: August 5, 2022
KYIV/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three ships loaded with grain under a recently concluded deal have left Ukrainian ports, the Turkish defenсe ministry and Reuters witnesses said on Friday. The Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul, which groups Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and U.N. personnel, said two ships were setting off from Chornomorsk and one from Odesa. The three...
Bayer’s Agriculture Unit, Consumer Health Drive Outlook Hike
Date: August 4, 2022
By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Agriculture and pharmaceuticals company Bayer on Thursday lifted its 2022 earnings guidance on strong demand from farmers for its seeds and crop chemicals and higher sales of consumer health products. Bayer is now targeting earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for special items, of...
Drought Takes Toll on Tuscany’s Famed Olive Oil and Wine Production
Date: August 3, 2022
By Matteo Berlenga SAN CASCIANO IN VAL DI PESA, Italy (Reuters) – Farmers in Tuscany, the heart of Italy’s prized wine and olive oil industry, are battling to salvage as much as they can of this year’s crop from the ravages of drought and heatwave. A lack of rainfall since spring has affected even plants...
Turkey Says Ship Carrying First Ukrainian Grain on Track for Safe Arrival
Date: August 2, 2022
By Can Sezer and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Russia’s invasion blocked exports more than five months ago is on track to safely arrive in Istanbul on Tuesday night, Turkey said, amid Ukrainian fears it could still run into problems. The vessel’s departure on Monday...