Brazil has seen a rise in soybean rust cases, with a total of 118 confirmed across various states, led by Parana with 67 cases. This number is lower than the previous year and the five- and eighteen-year averages. The most severe year was the 2006/07 growing season with 2,530 cases. The grain sector's development in the Black Sea and Danube region will be discussed at the 23 International Conference BLACK SEA GRAIN.KYIV, scheduled for April 24 in Kyiv.