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Fonterra is closing its Moscow office, and has withdrawn from its joint venture with Unifood in Russia, established more than three years ago. The dairy cooperative's decision followed the suspension of shipments to Russia at the end of last month. In a statement, chief executive Miles Hurrell said the priority following Russia's...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens millions of tiny spring-time sprouts that should emerge from stalks of dormant winter wheat in the coming weeks. If the farmers can't feed those crops soon, far fewer of the so-called tillers will spout, jeopardizing a national wheat harvest on which millions in the developing world depend. The wheat was planted last autumn, which, after a brief growing period, fell dormant for the winter. Before the grain returns to life, however, farmers typically spread fertilizer that encou...