As of July 7, Tajikistan harvested 386.7 thousand tons of grain, up by 90.9 thousand tons YoY, the Ministry of Agriculture declared. In 2016 the general planted areas of grain in the country totaled 311.2 thousand ha. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Russia’s gas producer Gazprom offers a lower price for natural gas supplies to Ukraine than European countries, Chief Executive Officer of Ukraine’s state gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy Andrey Kobolev said. “The price Gazprom is offering ($167.57 per 1 thousand cubic meters) is slightly lower than that of European suppliers”, he said, adding that the gas…
On June 27 – July 3, hot weather with precipitation was observed in Moldova. The average weekly air temperature was 3.4-4.6 C above the norm and reached 23.0- 24.8 C. Maximum air temperature increased to + 34 C. The minimum air temperature lowered to +16 C. Precipitation during the week was mainly in the form…
Negotiations with Russia on lifting the ban on Ukrainian goods transit are being conducted at a high level, Chairman of the Kazakh Ministry for Investments and Development’s Transport Committee Aset Asavbayev said. “The ban on transporting Ukrainian cargo via Russian territory took effect on July 1; it has not been lifted as of yet. Negotiations…
Five countries consider the issue of providing Ukraine, which suffers from the Russian aggression, with lethal weapons. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this at the meeting with the Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy, the press service of the Ukrainian Parliament reports. “Five countries consider the issue of assistance to Ukraine (in provision of…
Kazakhstan exported 8.3 million tons of grain and flour in 2015/2016 MY, 1 million tons higher that expected, declared the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on July 8. In particular, the country exported 5.4 million tons of grain and 2 million tons of flour (2.9 million tons of grain equivalent). It should…
National joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy continues negotiations with Russia’s OJSC Gazprom on the possibility of buying gas in the third quarter of 2016, but the supplementary gas contract to the 2009 contracts that will allow Naftogaz Ukrainy to resume purchases of Russian gas, has not yet been signed, Naftogaz Board Chairman Andriy Kobolev said. He…