In January-August the seaports of Russia increased shipment volumes of grains by 10.6% YoY, to 20.6 million tons, the Association of Sea Commercial Ports of the Russian Federation announced. In the reporting period some increase in mineral fertilizers shipment was observed – up by 0.5%, to 10.6 million tons. The general cargo turnover in Russian…
As of September 9, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 38.8 million tons of grains throughout the areas of 10 million ha, or 70% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.9 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported. On the same date last year the production volumes reached 37.6 million tons. In particular,…
Russian Helicopters Holding signed several contracts on the delivery of components to Southeastern Asia, the company informed. In particular, it concerns contract with Indonesia, Thailand, etc. Russian Helicopters is a subsidiary of Oboronprom included into Russian Technologies. It provides control over Moscow M. Mil’s Helicopter Plant, Kamov, Ulan Udinsky Aviation Plant, Kazansky Helicopter Plant, Rostvertol,…
Mil Mi-38 transport helicopter modification will be created by 2018, the Russian Helicopters company said. “The technical shape of the helicopter has been approved by the Defense Ministry and the holding’s experts, and all work on additionally equipping the vehicle will be completed by 2018”, Russian Helicopters said in a statement. The firm said flight…
The Russian Finance Ministry is yet to decide on the placement of $1.25 billion more sovereign Eurobonds in 2016, Deputy Minister Sergei Storchak said. “No decision has been made”, Storchak noted. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the government was considering placement of more sovereign Eurobonds because it had a budgetary gap to close after…
Serial production of the Russian Korsar (Corsair) surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will start in 2017, a manufacturing firm United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) spokesperson reported. “Russia’s newest tactical surveillance UAVs of the Korsar tactical family will go into production in 2017”, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that in the long term the Korsar…
In June Russia produced 321.7 KMT of sunflower oil against 300 KMT in May and 222 KMT in June 2015. Over the whole season (September-June) sunflower oil production reached the level of 2014/2015 MY and equaled 3426 KMT. Sunflower oil has the share of 80% in the total vegoil production (4264 KMT). In June soybean…