Ukraine: 90% of produced sunflower oil exported

Almost complete export orientation is the unique feature of the Ukrainian market of sunflower oil, the general director of the Association Ukroliyaprom Stepan Kapshuk reported. Ukraine consumes no more than 10% of the produced sunflower oil, and exports 90% of the remaining volumes. Any export limitations on sunflower oil will cause destabilization of not only…

Ukraine: planted areas of high-oleic sunflower seed up

During several recent years, the Ukrainian market of high-oleic sunflower seed demonstrated the positive dynamics of development, with annually increasing the planted areas under the oilseed, and its share in the general planted areas of all types of sunflower seed, the oilseed analyst at APK-Inform Agency Julia Ivanitskaya declared. According to APK-Inform estimations, in 2016/2017…

Ukraine: Astarta harvesting campaign

Astarta’s subsidiaries are successfully conducting autumn field works on the harvesting of the technical crops and preparation of soils for the following year. As of the middle of September, the company has already harvested 80% of the area under soybean and 40% under sunflower, the harvesting of the corn has just started. The company carries…

Russia: auto insurance reform being prepared

Russia’s Finance Ministry has prepared major changes to the compulsory auto liability insurance, known in Russian as OSAGO. Among other amendments, the ministry has proposed to divide OSAGO policies into three types: an “economic package” with current limits of 400,000 rubles for damage to property and 500,000 rubles for injuries, a “standard” package with limits…