Food & Farming · Monday, 2 November 2026

Wheat falls nearly a quarter from its September high as Russian grain moves again and Argentina's harvest grows

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Signals on this beat

The bar and the word are our reading of how hard each one is pushing, and the arrow is where it is heading.

Attacks on shipping routes High→

Naval drones sank a Greek container ship off Bulgaria, one of at least six ships attacked there this month. [7]
Pakistan's rice exporters faced much higher freight and insurance costs because of the Gulf war. [14]
AP links US diesel prices, up 70% in a year, largely to tariffs and the war in Iran. [10]

Farm costs above crop prices High↑

Wheat in Chicago is nearly 25% below its September high. [1]
Diesel averages about $5.60 a gallon at harvest, against about $3.70 a year ago, Brownfield reports. [11]
The US government has promised farmers $15 billion to help offset higher diesel and fertiliser costs. [10]

Who holds the grain Building↑

In Punjab, Pakistan, private stockholders hold most of the wheat, and flour has more than doubled this year. [9]
British farmers are keeping grain in store rather than selling at today's prices. [2]
Sinograin, China's state grain store, said it would auction 402,000 tons of soybeans it bought earlier. [6]

Food safety checks Building↑

UK regulators told firms to stop using one Ukrainian producer's eggs after 78 linked cases of food poisoning. [12]
The FDA warned a California noodle maker over germ controls at two plants. [22]
Two pumpkin farms, in California and Illinois, closed attractions over E. coli. [20]

The stories

13 stories on this beat today.

Every story told the same way: what happened, who is involved, why it matters, how it works, the truth and the good news.

01
Wheat falls nearly a quarter from its September high as Russian grain moves again and Argentina's harvest grows

nearly 25%

fall in Chicago wheat since its early-September high

corn is down nearly 20% and soybeans about 8% [1]

23.8 million tonnes

of wheat Argentina may now harvest, its second-largest crop

the forecast a month ago was 21 million [3]

2.8 million tonnes

of Russian wheat exports Sovecon now expects for October

about 65% of them were expected to go through the Baltic [3]

193.75 pounds

a tonne of British feed wheat for November

down 11.25 pounds in a single week [2]
What happened
- On Monday, wheat for future delivery in Chicago fell toward its lowest price in four months. [1]
- The most-traded contract stood at $6.01 3/4 a bushel, down 0.3%. [1]
- That is nearly 25% below its high in early September. [1]
- Traders expect Russia to sell more wheat abroad, and that is pulling the price down. [1]
- Grain there is traded as contracts for delivery in a later month, such as November. [3]
- But world supplies have not turned out as scarce as some had predicted. [1]
- Last week Russia let grain ships leave the Sea of Azov, sources told Reuters. [1]
- It was the first time since 10 July. [1]
- Russia has also built big export routes outside the Black Sea, mainly through the Baltic. [3]
- The Baltic was expected to carry about 65% of Russia's October wheat shipments. [3]
- Sovecon, a firm that forecasts Russia's grain trade, now expects more October wheat exports. [3]
- Its forecast rose to 2.8 million tonnes, from 2.5 million a week earlier. [3]
- Argentina's Rosario Stock Exchange raised its wheat harvest forecast to 23.8 million tonnes, from 21 million. [3]
- That would be Argentina's second-largest wheat crop on record, with harvest starting in November. [3]
- Dry weather in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma let US farmers plant winter wheat on time. [3]
- Large speculators added to bets on falling wheat prices in the week to 27 October. [1]
- They also switched to betting on lower corn prices. [1]
- Corn has fallen nearly 20% from its September high, and soybeans about 8%. [1]
- British feed wheat for November fell 11.25 pounds in a week, to 193.75 pounds a tonne. [2]
- 'We have seen a lack of farm selling this week and last,' says trader Steve Atha. [2]
- Cheaper US wheat drew buyers: weekly export sales hit a season high of 31.2 million bushels. [5]
- The Philippines and South Korea led those purchases. [5]
- The fighting near the grain ports has not stopped. [7]
- Naval drones sank a Greek container ship off Bulgaria last Wednesday. [7]
- Its crew of 18 were all rescued and taken to Varna, a Bulgarian port. [7]
- At least six ships have been attacked off Bulgaria this month, Bulgaria's government says. [7]
- Renewed Black Sea trouble has limited how far UK wheat prices fall, Farmers Weekly says. [2]
Wheat25%
Corn20%
Soybeans8%
How far each crop has fallen in Chicago from its September high, roughly.
Who is involved

Wheat is the third-biggest US field crop by area, after corn and soybeans. [8]
- Russia one of the biggest wheat sellers; it let grain ships leave the Sea of Azov last week
- Ukraine at war
- Speculative investors bet on higher prices in August
- Sovecon a firm that forecasts Russia's grain trade; it raised its October export forecast to 2.8 million tonnes
- Nebraska dry, planting
- Kansas dry, planting
- Oklahoma dry, planting
- Large speculators investors who trade to profit from price moves; they now bet on lower wheat and corn prices
- The Philippines a top buyer
- South Korea a top buyer
- Naval drones hit the ship
- A Greek container ship sank
- US grain farmers lower prices, higher costs
- Rosario Stock Exchange a market in Argentina that forecasts its crops; it raised the wheat estimate to 23.8 million tonnes
How it unfolded

In August, the war between Russia and Ukraine disrupted grain ships on the Black Sea. [1]
That pushed grain prices sharply higher. [1]
Speculative investors, who trade to profit from price moves, built up bets on higher prices then. [1]
1. Early Sept wheat at its high
2. Monday near a four-month low
3. 10 July last ships leave the Sea of Azov
4. Last week ships allowed out again
5. 10 November new US crop estimates
6. 13 November new Brazil crop estimates
7. 10 July the last grain ships leave the Sea of Azov before a halt [1]
8. August Black Sea disruption pushes grain prices sharply higher [1]
9. Early Sept wheat reaches its high [1]
10. Last week Russia lets grain ships leave the Sea of Azov again [1]
11. 2 Nov Chicago wheat nears a four-month low [1]
12. 10 Nov the USDA's next crop estimates [4]
Why it matters

Lower grain prices land on US farmers already paying far more for diesel and fertiliser. [10]
For buyers abroad, the slide made US wheat cheap enough to order more. [5]

How it works

Grain traders call the extra paid while a crop might fail a risk premium. [3]
Farm reports say the market continues to 'unwind the US weather risk premium'. [3]
The truth
- What is really going on Wheat has fallen nearly a quarter since early September because speculators who had bet on a Black Sea shortage are selling, now that Russia ships through the Baltic and Argentina expects a big crop. [1][3]
- Nobody yet knows how fast damaged Black Sea ports can be repaired. [2]
- Who gains Wheat buyers abroad, led by the Philippines and South Korea — Lower prices let them buy US wheat at a season-high pace of 31.2 million bushels in one week. [5]
- Who gains Speculators betting on lower wheat and corn prices — They added to those bets in the week to 27 October, as the price kept falling. [1]
- Who pays US wheat farmers — They sell wheat nearly 25% cheaper than in September while diesel costs far more than a year ago. [1][10]
- Who pays Seafarers in the western Black Sea — About two dozen are feared dead after drone attacks on at least six ships off Bulgaria this month. [7]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether Russia's wheat exports really rise as far as forecast.
  
  The Sea of Azov reopening came from unnamed sources, and Sovecon's 2.8 million tonnes is a forecast for October, not a count. [1][3]
- Nobody knows yet
  How quickly damaged Black Sea ports can be repaired.
  
  Farmers Weekly says it is still unclear, and at least six ships have been attacked off Bulgaria this month. [2][7]
Good news
- All 18 crew of the Greek container ship sunk by drones off Bulgaria were rescued and taken to the port of Varna.
- Argentina now expects 23.8 million tonnes of wheat, its second-largest crop on record, with harvest starting in November.
What comes next

New US crop estimates come on 10 November, and Brazil's on 13 November. [4]

02
Pakistan's flour price more than doubles in a year
What happened
- Wheat flour in Pakistan now costs 150 to 170 rupees a kilo, Dawn reports. [9]
- Five years ago a kilo cost 50 rupees, says Dawn, a Pakistani newspaper. [9]
- This year alone the price rose from 79 to 180 rupees a kilo, Dawn says. [9]
- A roti, a flat bread, rose from 8 rupees in 2021 to 25 this year. [9]
- Punjab now holds barely 25% of the wheat it needs. [9]
Who is involved
- Private stockholders hold most of the wheat
How it unfolded

Punjab, the province Dawn calls Pakistan's breadbasket, stopped buying wheat itself this year. [9]
It asked 11 private firms to buy and store 3 million tonnes as a reserve. [9]
Nine of the 11 never started buying, because banks would not lend to them. [9]
Together the firms bought 160,000 tonnes, against the 3 million tonne target. [9]

Why it matters

Most of the wheat now sits with private stockholders, who set the price, Dawn argues. [9]
How it works

Agricultural economists call a public grain store a buffer stock: it is sold to calm prices. [9]
Punjab now releases about 3,500 tonnes a day, against a usual 25,000. [9]
Why wheat fell back while the fighting near its ports went on

Commodity economists call it a risk premium: buyers pay extra while they fear a shortage, and the extra drains away once the grain turns up.

The twist

Wheat fell a quarter while drones still hit ships off Bulgaria. The price had been paying for grain that might go missing, and the grain turned up by other routes.

The picture

down 25%Chicago wheat
6 this monthShips hit off Bulgaria
The extra paid for fear left the wheat price even though attacks on ships near the ports went on.
Step by step
1. War near the Black Sea ports puts wheat supply in doubt
2. Buyers and speculators pay extra in case grain goes missing
3. That extra, on top of the normal price, is the risk premium
4. Russia ships through the Baltic, Argentina grows more, US fields get planted
5. The fear fades, speculators sell, and the extra drains out
The same force, elsewhere today

Where this chain is also running, in today's other stories.
- Pakistan's rice beats Vietnam's
  
  Marine insurance cost far more during the Gulf war, so rice shippers paid an extra charge for danger, as wheat buyers did in August.
- Pakistan's flour price
  
  Here the fear of a shortage has not faded. Punjab's own stores hold barely a quarter of its needs, so private stockholders keep flour dear for families.
Where you've seen this

Loans

a lender charges a shaky borrower more interest, and less once the risk has passed

Home insurance

cover near a river costs more after a flood, and less once flood walls are built

Oil

the price jumps when a shipping lane is threatened, and slips back when tankers keep sailing

The catch

A premium is only a guess about danger. If attacks on Black Sea ships start cutting real supply, the extra can come back quickly.

And the whole of it

A wheat farmer in Kansas now gets less for each bushel than in September. A buyer in the Philippines now pays less for the same bushel. Neither of them sees the traders whose fears set the extra, only the price that reaches them.
The truth
- What is really going on In Pakistan the flour price went the other way, because Punjab stopped buying wheat and private stockholders now hold most of it. [9]
- Dawn says Punjab dropped its own wheat buying under pressure from lenders. [9]
- Government flour is priced at 110 rupees a kilo, private flour at 150. [9]
- Shops open government bags and resell the flour loose at the private price. [9]
- That 40-rupee gap goes to the shops, not to families, Dawn says. [9]
- Who gains Private wheat stockholders in Punjab — With the province's own stores at about a quarter of its needs, they release wheat at a price they choose, Dawn says. [9]
- Who gains Shops reselling government flour in Pakistan — They open 110-rupee government bags and sell the flour loose at the private price of about 150 rupees. [9]
- Who pays Families buying flour in Pakistan — A roti that cost 8 rupees in 2021 now costs 25, and flour sells for 150 to 170 rupees a kilo. [9]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether Punjab will buy wheat from abroad to refill its stores.
  
  Dawn says Punjab's government kept insisting the crop was inside the country, and Punjab still releases only about 3,500 tonnes a day. [9]

03
Farm promises reach $15 billion before the vote
What happened
- The Trump administration has promised US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before Tuesday's elections. [10]
- More than half is an $8 billion one-time payment for soaring diesel costs. [10]
- At least $5 billion is in guaranteed loans for ranchers and fishermen. [10]
- The USDA, the US farm ministry, says diesel payment details come this month. [10]
- It is not clear when the money will reach farmers. [10]
- Diesel averaged $6.32 a gallon on Friday, 70% above a year earlier, says motor club AAA. [10]
- He says the cost of hauling his milk to town is now a big worry. [11]
Who is involved

Raymond Dietrich milks 550 cows in Wisconsin. [11]
- Ranchers and fishermen at least $5 billion in guaranteed loans
- Raymond Dietrich dairy farmer, 550 cows
- US tariffs raise equipment costs
- The Iran war raises fuel costs
How it unfolded
1. This month payment details due
2. Later money reaches farms: no date
Why it matters

A farm economist at Kansas State says the payments more than cover higher fuel costs. [10]

How it works

In farm finance, a lender judges next year's loan on income that will come again. [10]
The truth
- He says the payments do not fix the wider causes of high prices. [10]
- AP links the high costs largely to US tariffs and the war in Iran. [10]
- Nobody knows yet
  When the $8 billion US diesel payments reach farmers.
  
  The USDA says details come this month, and AP reports no date for the money itself. [10]
- Nobody knows yet
  How dear diesel really is for US farms.
  
  AP cites $6.32 a gallon from the motor club AAA on Friday; Brownfield cites a national retail average of about $5.60, and neither explains the gap. [10][11]
04
UK links 78 food poisoning cases to Ukrainian eggs
What happened
- UK health officials have tied 78 cases of Salmonella food poisoning to eggs from Ukraine. [12]
- The cases ran from December 2024 to September 2026. [12]
- England had 36 of them in 2025 and 40 this year. [12]
- UK health officials tested nearly 3,000 eggs while chasing a bigger, 700-patient outbreak. [12]
- It found the same strain in three samples of Yasensvit eggs, by reading the germ's genes. [12]
- That testing turned up this second, separate outbreak, tied to the Ukrainian eggs. [12]
- UK food regulators told businesses to stop using eggs stamped 3UA1012066. [12]
Who is involved

The eggs came from Yasensvit, one of Europe's biggest egg producers. [12]
- Yasensvit egg producer, part of Ovostar Union
- Ukraine's food safety service will inspect Yasensvit
How it unfolded
1. Dec 2024 first case
2. Sep 2026 latest case
Why it matters

Of the patients, 32 live in London and 24 in the East of England. [12]

How it works

Food safety scientists call this whole genome sequencing: reading a germ's full set of genes. [12]
The truth
- The eggs were sampled four days after their best-before date. [12]
- Yasensvit has asked people not to draw 'premature conclusions' before all the facts are known. [12]
- Who pays People in England and Wales who ate the eggs — 78 confirmed Salmonella cases since December 2024 are linked to one Ukrainian producer's eggs. [12]
- Nobody knows yet
  How the Ukrainian eggs that made people ill reached UK kitchens.
  
  Ukraine's food safety service has said it will inspect Yasensvit, and no result is public yet. [12]
What comes next

Ukraine's food safety service says it will inspect the company and test its products. [12]
05
WHO brings a tool for ultra-processed food rules
What happened
- The WHO, the UN's health agency, presents a new food tool on Monday in Nuremberg, Germany. [13]
- It is meant to help governments decide on rules for ultra-processed foods. [13]
- Nobody has agreed how to define ultra-processed food, Politico reports. [13]
Who is involved

That label can mean salty chips and sugary drinks, but also whole-grain bread. [13]
US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made such foods a target. [13]
The EU's health commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, has backed his push. [13]
- The WHO the UN's health agency
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. US health secretary
- Oliver Varhelyi EU health commissioner
How it unfolded

Brazil already tells its people to avoid such foods, and limits them in schools. [13]
1. Monday WHO tool presented
2. March 2027 EU health study due
Why it matters

Campaigners want taxes, front-of-pack labels and limits on advertising to children. [13]

How it works

Public health campaigners model these on the rules used against cigarettes and alcohol. [13]
The truth
- FoodDrinkEurope, the food industry's group, calls the tobacco comparison 'outrageously misleading'. [13]
- Scientists still debate whether processing itself harms health, beyond fat, sugar and salt. [13]
- Nobody knows yet
  What the WHO's food tool will say about ultra-processed food.
  
  It is presented on Monday, and the European Commission's own study on the health risks is not due until March 2027. [13]
What comes next

The European Commission waits for a study on their health risks, due in March 2027. [13]
06
Pakistan's rice exports beat Vietnam's
What happened
- Pakistan shipped 420,000 tonnes of rice in September, more than Vietnam's 337,000. [14]
- Vietnam is usually the world's third-biggest rice seller abroad, Dawn reports. [14]
- Pakistan also earned more a tonne: $621 against Vietnam's $563. [14]
- Its rice exports rose 51% by volume from July to September. [14]
- That came even as the Gulf war pushed up shipping and insurance costs. [14]
- World basmati trade held at 6.9 million tonnes, the same as in 2025. [14]
- Pakistan sets no guaranteed rice price; private millers buy at market rates. [14]
How it unfolded

Pakistan first beat Vietnam in a single month in December 2025, rice expert Hamid Malik says. [14]
1. December 2025 first month ahead of Vietnam
2. September ahead again
Why it matters

Buyers kept paying for basmati, a fragrant rice, while plain rice exports fell 20% to 30%. [14]
Malik says 18% to 20% more rice land, and easy fertiliser and credit, helped. [14]

How it works

In trade, a prized product often keeps its buyers when costs rise, and basmati did. [14]

Marine insurance cost far more during the Gulf war, so rice shippers paid an extra charge for danger, as wheat buyers did in August.
The idea, in story 02: Why wheat fell back while the fighting near its ports went on →
The truth
- Who gains Pakistan's basmati rice exporters — They earned $621 a tonne in September against Vietnam's $563, as buyers kept paying for fragrant rice. [14]
Good news
- Its rice exports earned 37% more foreign money from July to September. [14]
- Pakistan shipped 420,000 tonnes of rice in September, more than Vietnam, usually the world's third-biggest rice exporter. Its rice exports rose 51% by volume from July to September.
07
Syngenta seeks a $66 billion share sale
What happened
- Syngenta, a big seed and crop-spray maker, wants a value of at least $66 billion. [15]
- It plans to sell shares in Hong Kong, probably early next year, sources told Reuters. [15]
- Its bankers value it at 15 to 20 times its expected 2026 earnings, the sources say. [15]
- That would put Syngenta at $66 billion to $88 billion. [15]
- It would sell 10% to 20% of itself, raising $5 billion to $10 billion. [15]
Who is involved
- Sinochem Chinese state-owned owner
How it unfolded

China's state-owned Sinochem bought Syngenta for $43 billion in 2017. [15]
1. Now bankers meet investors
2. Early next year Hong Kong listing, likely
Why it matters

The money would pay down debt and fund new crop sprays and seeds. [15]
Syngenta is trying to look more like a biotech firm, with seeds bred to resist pests. [15]
The truth
- Selling at most 20% leaves Sinochem, the state owner, in control. [15]
- Who gains Sinochem, China's state-owned owner of Syngenta — A share sale of 10% to 20% could raise $5 billion to $10 billion to pay down debt while it keeps control. [15]
What comes next

Three sources said the sale could still happen before the end of 2026. [15]
08
Salmon fight shapes Alaska's Senate race
What happened
- Too few salmon now return up Alaska's Kuskokwim River, where families fish for food. [16]
- Officials often close the river to fishing, even to families who fish to eat. [16]
- Those nets also catch king salmon by accident; the waste is called bycatch. [16]
- Pollock trawlers say they have caught 40,000 Alaska salmon this year. [16]
- Fish is now a main issue in Alaska's close US Senate race. [16]
Who is involved

Villagers blame trawlers, boats that tow huge nets for pollock far offshore. [16]
Democrat Mary Peltola would ban factory trawlers; Republican Senator Dan Sullivan offers a bycatch bill. [16]
- Mary Peltola Democrat, would ban factory trawlers
- Dan Sullivan Republican senator, bycatch bill
- Alaska's voters could tip the Senate
Why it matters

The race could help decide which party controls the US Senate. [16]

How it works

Fisheries researchers have built an index of fishing villages most at risk from industrial fleets. [17]
The most vulnerable, where fishing supports many lives, are mostly in Africa and Asia. [17]
The truth
- A trawlers' group says cutting pollock fishing would do little to bring salmon back. [16]
- Peltola says Sullivan took over $300,000 from trawlers. [16]
- Who pays Subsistence fishers on Alaska's Kuskokwim River — Officials close the river to them when too few salmon return; villager Evon Waska says the trawlers are not closed. [16]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether cutting pollock trawling would bring Alaska's salmon back.
  
  A trawlers' group says the effect would be minimal; Kuskokwim villagers blame the trawlers' bycatch. [16]
09
A Chinese water brand gains on Coca-Cola
What happened
- Brand Finance, a firm that values brands, puts Nongfu Spring's brand at $15.3 billion. [18]
- Coca-Cola is still first at $46.1 billion, and Pepsi second at $16.8 billion. [18]
- Pepsi's brand value fell $5.74 billion, from $22.5 billion, the biggest drop in the top 10. [18]
- Nongfu now tops Brand Finance's brand strength score, at 89.8 out of 100. [18]
- Eastroc, another Chinese firm, grew 62% to $4.99 billion, from $3.08 billion. [18]
Who is involved

Nongfu Spring is a Chinese maker of bottled water and tea, and its value rose 38%. [18]
Why it matters

Brand Finance says Pepsi faces shoppers who watch prices more closely. [18]

How it works

Brand Finance's strength score mixes marketing spending, how people see the brand, and business results. [18]
The truth
- The ranking is Brand Finance's own estimate, made with its own method. [18]
10
EU pays to grow animal feed at home
What happened
- The EU is giving almost 5.5 million euros to a project called PROFEED. [19]
- It aims to grow more protein for animal feed inside Europe. [19]
- Almost 96% of the high-protein feed used in Europe is imported, the European Commission says. [19]
- It will screen more than 130 kinds of soybean, lupin and alfalfa for future climates. [19]
- Then it will test them on farms, and in feed for pigs, poultry and farmed fish. [19]
Who is involved

The University of Leeds leads it, with 15 partners in eight countries. [19]
- University of Leeds leads 15 partners
- Pigs and poultry feed trials
- Farmed fish feed trials
How it unfolded
1. Oct 2026 project starts
2. Sep 2030 project ends
Why it matters

Imported feed leaves farms open to supply problems and swinging prices, the Commission says. [19]

How it works

Plant breeders screen many seed samples indoors first, then test the best on real farms. [19]

What comes next

It runs from October 2026 to September 2030. [19]
11
13 E. coli cases tied to a pumpkin patch
What happened
- 13 E. coli cases may be linked to a California pumpkin patch, Food Safety News reports. [20]
- Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo County has closed while they look for the source. [20]
- In Homer Glen, Illinois, five children were taken to hospital after visiting another pumpkin farm. [20]
- That farm's petting zoo is now closed. [20]
Who is involved

This kind of E. coli can cause kidney failure; young children and older people suffer worst. [21]
How it unfolded

Cattle, sheep and goats can carry this E. coli without looking sick. [21]
1. Now Brookshire Farms closed
2. Next officials name the source
Why it matters

The risk grows when food is cooked or eaten close to the animals. [21]

How it works

Health experts call these animal-borne germs: they pass from animals to hands and food. [21]
The truth
- Another Food Safety News article counts 5 cases in the same county. [21]
- Nobody knows yet
  How many people the California pumpkin patch made ill.
  
  One Food Safety News report counts 13 cases that may be linked; another counts five, and officials have not named a source. [20][21]
12
FDA warns a rice noodle maker
What happened
- The FDA, the US food safety agency, warned Rama Food Manufacture, a California rice noodle maker. [22]
- Inspectors found weak controls on germ growth and toxins at its 2 plants. [22]
- They also found poor cleaning and signs of pests. [22]
- Firms have 15 days to answer an FDA warning letter. [22]
How it unfolded
1. Months or years problems found, time to fix
2. Then a warning letter
Why it matters

Letters often come only after firms have had months or years to fix problems. [22]

How it works

The FDA sends warning letters as part of enforcing US food safety law. [22]
The truth
- Some letters are made public only weeks or months after they are sent. [22]
13
A faster way to read pollen in honey
What happened
- Researchers tested a fast way to tell which flowers' pollen is in honey. [23]
- Knowing the pollen in honey matters to buyers and sellers, they write. [23]
- Experts now count pollen under a microscope, which is slow and needs great skill. [23]
- It matched microscope results on 13 single-flower and 10 mixed honeys. [23]
- It counted 3 times more pollen, in 10 minutes at most. [23]
- The study appears in npj Science of Food, a research journal. [23]
Who is involved
- npj Science of Food a research journal
Why it matters

Slow microscope counts limit how many honeys labs can check, the authors write. [23]

How it works

The new method photographs grains as they flow past, and a computer sorts them. [23]
Good news
- The authors say it shows high potential as a screening tool for honey pollen. [23]
- Researchers found a way to identify the pollen in honey in at most 10 minutes, counting three times more grains than a microscope.

Wheat falls nearly a quarter from its September high as Russian grain moves again and Argentina's harvest grows

13 stories on this beat today.

Why wheat fell back while the fighting near its ports went on