On November 14-20, Ukraine exported 616.7 thousand tons of grains from the seaports, against 463.3 thousand tons on the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 158 thousand tons, corn – 408.2 thousand tons, and barley – 50.5 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
As of November 21, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 60.151 million tons of grains throughout the areas of 13.396 million ha, or 94% of the plan. The average yield totaled 4.49 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported. At the same time, on the same date last year the production volumes reached 59.06…
Groats production in Ukraine totaled 35.05 KMT in September, up by 13.5% YoY (30.87 KMT). In 2016 the production of all groats in Ukraine has increased by 2.2% to 233.12 KMT. This included a 46.4% hike in output of rice groats, to 13.51 KMT, 36.5% in oat groats (2.02 KMT), 33.1% in millet groats (11.77…
In 2016 Ukraine considerably increased grain legumes production. Although official figures are not available yet, it can be assumed that legumes crop is 70% higher than last year, mainly owing to significant expansion of peas planted area. Moreover, favorable weather in spring and early summer ensured all-time high peas productivity. In general, experts believe grain…
Floor retail and wholesale prices of vodka will be increased by 27.1% and 27.86%, to 348.9 UAH and 225 UAH per liter of 100% ABV. According to government resolution No. 828 dated November 9, the wholesale price of three-star cognac will be increased from 269.33 UAH per liter of 100% ABV to 336.22 UAH, retail…
The weather conditions in the first half of November promoted active formation of the secondary system in winter wheat with different plant development degrees (one to four tillers per plant). This is vital for underdeveloped plantings. Important physiological and biochemical processes are underway in winter crop plants in such weather conditions. Low above-zero temperatures facilitated…
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the long-term foreign currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) of seven Ukrainian banks to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC’, Fitch has said in a press release. The banks are State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank), State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank), Alfa-Bank, Ukrsotsbank, ProCredit Bank (Ukraine), Credit Agricole Bank and Pravex-Bank. The outlooks on…