The arbiter panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in general supports an E.U. case against Russia’s prohibition of imports of its pork products, according to a WTO statement. The arbiters say that several measures introduced by Russia contradict the country’s WTO obligations. On January 30, 2014, the Russian veterinary authority prohibited imports of European…
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received more than 110 weapons and military equipment units and over 10,000 smoke hand grenades and signal sound-and-light mines last week. Spokesman for the Defence Ministry of Ukraine Lieutenant Colonel Oleksiy Chornobai said this at the briefing. “The Armed Forces of Ukraine received motor vehicles, navigation equipment, ground-based radars, and…
According to Ukrainian Agrarian Ministry, share of oilseeds in the total cropping pattern will be increased by 4% YoY. Having finished winter crops harvesting campaign, agrarians of 16 regions have started winter rapeseed sowing for the 2017 crop. As of August 18, nearly 139 thousand ha had been sown with winter rapeseed, or 19% of…
In 2015/2016 MY the imports of seeds of high-oleic sunflower to Ukraine (for the harvest-2016) totaled 2.2 thousand tons, up 2.5 times YoY. Due to development of the market of high-oleic sunflower oil in the country, the planted areas under the oilseed started growing, and the demand for seed raw materials and market capacity continues…
Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee has prepared a suit forcing Russian gas giant Gazprom to pay a $3 billion fine, the committee’s head Yury Terentyev said. The Antimonopoly Committee imposed the fine in 2015 to punish the company for its monopolist position on the transit gas market. Gazprom was baffled with the decision because it did not…
In June soybean exports from Ukraine reached 236.9 KMT against 170.6 KMT in June 2015. During the current season 2015/2016 (September-June) Ukraine supplied 2178.4 KMT of soybean to foreign markets, decreasing the spread lag compared to previous season to 3.7%. Taking into account stable exports during the last four months, it’s very likely that the…
In 2015/2016 MY, the Nibulon company shipped 4.66 million tons of grains to foreign markets, up by 14% YoY, the press-service of the company declared. In 2015/2016 MY, corn traditionally became the major export crop of Nibulon (over 1.8 million tons). Wheat export totaled over 1.9 million tons, and barley – nearly 560 thousand tons.…