In 2016/2017 MY the export potential of Ukrainian feed corn totals nearly 18 million tons, up by 9% YoY. At the same time, in October Ukraine exported over 1.35 million tons of corn, which became the absolute record for the reporting month. But due to the record global production of corn, as well as rather…
As part of building the third power connection between Estonia and Latvia, Estonian power grid operator Elering has announced a procurement tender for designing and constructing the Estonian side of the project. “The new Estonian-Latvian power connection is notable because a project important from the energy security and market standpoint will be carried out without…
Air temperatures dropped and winter crops stopped growing in Bulgaria from November 21-30. In West Bulgaria air temperature fell to 10-13 degrees C below zero. Owing to a 10-15-cm layer of snow, which covered this part of the country, late-sown winter cereals (sown in the latter half of November) at early development stages were protected…
In November Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves rose by $21.2 million if calculated in accordance with methods of the International Monetary Fund. According to preliminary data, the reserves totaled $4,838.0 million as of December 1, the Information and PR Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus reported. In national terms the…
According to the Agriculture Ministry, Ukraine exported 18.38 MMT of grains in the season 2016/2017 by December 1, up by 5.9% YoY. In particular, the exported volumes included 10.08 MMT of wheat, up by 1.18 MMT YoY. Barley exports in the period under review totaled roughly 3.95 MMT and corn exports amounted to 4.25 MMT.…
The weather conditions are fair at the onset of winter crops’ dormancy. Most fields in the country are covered with 5-2 cm of snow. The soil is not frozen deeply yet, mostly to 1-8 cm; this depth reaches 10-13 cm just in some areas of Belarus. Soil temperatures at the tillering node of winter cereals…
The Heydar Aliyev International Airport served more than 231,000 passengers in November, up by 23% YoY, the airport’s press service said. The airport served almost 3 million passengers in January-November. Of them, 1.8 million passengers chose to fly with Azerbaijan’s national carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL). Some 500,000 passengers were transported via AZAL domestic flights to…