According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 10, winter wheat had been sown at 901.2 thousand ha. The pace of sowing is 3.9% less than in 2015. As of the same date in 2015 winter wheat had been sown at 937.3 thousand ha. The pace of winter barley sowing is 26.5% behind.…
Ukraine exported roughly 2058 KMT of wheat in October down from 2068.5 KMT in October 2015. For the first four months of 2016/2017, Ukrainian wheat exports increased by 9.1% YoY to 8235.8 KMT against 7548.8 KMT in July-October 2015/2016. The period under review saw substantially higher deliveries to the markets of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Libya,…
Belarus’ mineral fertilizer manufacturer Belaruskali (Soligorsk, Minsk region) says it has doubled the production of NPK fertilizers in 2016. Belaruskali’s NPK fertilizer facility increased output from 5-6 thousand tons a month in 2015 to 15,000 tons in 2016. Belaruskali managed to increase output after launching new blends of NPK fertilizers and expanding the geography of…
The state-owned Belarusian company OAO Belaruskali has announced a tender to purchase 52 electric motors ranging in capacity from 0.25kW to 200kW valued at Br582,750 ($297,900), according a message posted on Belarus’ official procurement web site. The closing date for applications is November 28. Belaruskali will purchase the motors at its own expense and wants…
Belarus plans to utilize about 400 million euro under Austrian projects in 2016, Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Vladimir Ulakhovich said at the opening of the business matchmaking event for Belarusian and Austrian businessmen. “Our business relations have been developing dynamically, we can say, in a positive and exemplary way…
Ukrainian farmers are completing sunseed harvesting. As of November 21, this crop was gathered from 5839.7 thousand ha or 99% of the intended area (5919.3 thousand ha), up by 16.3% YoY (5020 thousand ha). Farmers obtained 13283.7 KMT of sunseed with the average yield of 2.27 MT/ha, which is an all-time high for Ukraine. In…
Belarus invested about $50 million in the Austrian economy in January-September, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Alena Kupchyna said at the opening of the business matchmaking session between the businessmen of Belarus and Austria on November 23. “Traditionally, Austria is one of Belarus’ biggest investors. But it is worth saying that Belarus is…