According to preliminary information, Ukraine exported 840 KMT of wheat in February that is basically comparable with its exports in the same month last year (855 KMT). In total, the country supplied 13.56 MMT of wheat to foreign markets in the first eight months of the current season, or 14.5% more than at the same…
Construction of a new central hospital has begun in the town of Aralsk. According to the press service of the Kyzylorda regional administration, akim (governor) of Kyzylorda region Krymbek Kusherbayev took part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the hospital. During the ceremony, governor Kusherbayev congratulated residents of Aralsk on Nauryz holiday and the onset of…
In January-February, PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukrainian railways, transported 53.7 million tons of cargo, which is by 9% more compared with the same period last year, according to a report on the company’s website. In particular, Ukrzaliznytsia transported 26 million tons of cargo within the country, which is by 10.1% more than in January-February 2016, 6 million…
The rail freight traffic between Belarus and Latvia increased by 15.9% in January-February, the press center of Belarusian Railways reported. “Head of Belarusian Railways Vladimir Morozov will meet with Latvian Railways President Edvins Berzins in Riga on March 23-24. The parties will discuss a number of topical matters of bilateral cooperation and review the results…
This year the spring weather processes influencing the plant development started almost a month ahead of the multi-year average. According to meteorologists, the meteorological and actual resumption of winter crops growth happened on March 1-5 against the multi-year average of April 1-4. Last year their growth started on April 1. In general, winter crops have…
In January-Februarythe port of Primorsk handled 10,932,600 tons of cargo (up by 6% YoY). According to the port authority, crude oil transshipment climbed by 9%, to 8,391,800 tons. Transshipment of oil products declined by 4% YoY, to 2,540,420 tons. Port Primorsk is Russia’s largest oil port in the Baltic Sea. It is the final stage…
Tajikistan has expressed gratitude to Uzbekistan for humanitarian aid sent to disaster-affected people. According to the Uzbek MFA’s official website, the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe has received the letter of thanks from the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the government of Tajikistan for humanitarian aid sent by the Uzbek authorities to Tajikistan…