Australia is expected to produce a bumper year of crops including record wheat production in the current financial year, the government said, despite the impact of widespread flooding in the the country's eastern region.

Weather forecaster Eric Snodgrass said La Nina conditions will bring more rain and snow to the Northwest this winter. "It's going to be a cold and potentially snowy winter," Snodgrass told wheat farmers Dec. 1 during the Tri-State Grain Growers Convention in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho."

Wheat exports from Russia, the world's largest supplier, will be close to record highs in December, if disruptions caused by storms in its main sea route the Black Sea are limited, analysts and an association of exporters said.

Ukraine will likely reduce its winter grain exports in the 2023/24 season due to a smaller-than-expected sowing area caused by the Russian invasion, a senior agriculture official said today.

Harvest season is over, but experts say rain is still welcome, specifically for crops like winter wheat. Not only that, but this rain will hopefully help improve river levels.

A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat has been created as part of an international breeding program to boost climate resilience in the food system by increasing crop diversity.

Latin America is facing great challenges, with extreme poverty and hunger being some of the most alarming. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), nearly 60 million people suffer from hunger in the region.