Russia: AGCO-RM and the Ministry of Agriculture sign agreement for provision of subsidies for tillage equipment

AGCO-RM (a joint venture of AGCO, the international manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and the Russian corporation “Russian Machines”, part of the Basic Element Industrial Group) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation have signed an agreement for provision of subsidies for tillage and seeding equipment under Challenger brand. The subsidies will cover up…

Ukraine: 1.4 million tons of grains harvested

As of July 1, Ukrainian agrarians produced 1.4 million tons of grains and pulses (in bunker weight), an increase of 63.6% compared with the last year index on the same date, declared the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on July 15. In particular, agrarians harvested the largest grain volumes in Mykolaiv, Odessa and Kherson regions.…