According to the information of the State Statistics Service, Ukraine’s reserves of grains and pulses totaled 27.11 MMT as of November 1, down by 12% YoY (31.71 MMT). Wheat stocks decreased by 16% to 12.13 MMT against 14.44 MMT as of November 1, 2015. Corn stocks shrank by 18% to 10.54 MMT, as harvesting in…
The Republic of Belarus has become the latest member of IMO, following the deposit of an instrument of acceptance of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on November 29, says IMO. With the acceptance of the Convention by Belarus, the number of IMO Member States stands at…
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig Aliyev could participate in OPEC’s December 9 meeting with non-OPEC countries, Energy Ministry has said in a message. Aliyev will take part in the meeting in case a relevant invitation is received and it is decided that participation is expedient. “I believe the meeting will determine volume of production cut by…
In 2015/2016, corn exports from Ukraine were down by 11.4% YoY, at 16.76 MMT. The corn harvest decrease was the main factor that slashed deliveries to all the key destinations except for the EU – on the contrary, Ukraine managed to boost exports to Europe by 44.4% to 8484 KMT. The situation may change in…
The Cabinet of Ministers passed a resolution permitting to make up export parcels from grain of different grades at elevators. First Deputy Economy Minister Maxim Nefedov says a weird regulation is in effect in Ukraine: when you are exporting grain of different grades, they must be kept separately according to the Ukrainian quality standards while…
As of November 28, winter crops had been sown on 6950 thousand ha, or 94% of the forecast area of 7374 thousand ha. This included 5909 thousand ha of winter wheat and triticale, or 95% of their projected area (5644 thousand ha in 2015), 158 thousand ha of rye (107%, 145 thousand ha in 2015),…
France is ready to step up cooperation with Belarus in information technologies and infrastructure development, Ambassador of France to Belarus Didier Canesse reported during the Belarusian-French interregional business forum in Minsk. The ambassador believes that Belarus and France should intensify cooperation not only in politics but in economy as well. The Belarusian-French interregional business forum…