Zhitkovichikhimservis Company, which implements a pilot project to produce highly efficient organic fertilizers through advanced sapropel processing, has received modern equipment for sapropel processing. The equipment transfer was facilitated in the framework of the Green Economy Project run by the European Union and the UNDP. The equipment transferred during a special ceremony on October 20,…
Ukraine will build its own centralized spent nuclear fuel storage facility and from 2017 the country will not remove spent nuclear fuel for temporary storage to Russia, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk has said. “I want to thank the Verkhovna Rada that we have settled the issue of building the dry spent…
Ukraine’s state railway transport administration Ukrainian Railways has blocked entrance and transit through the country to tank wagons of some Russian railway operators, including Sberbank Leasing and SG-Trans, according to the letter of Ukrainian Railways. Besides tank wagons of Sberbank Leasing and SG-Trans, Ukrainian Railways blocked entrance and transit of all cargoes and empty tank…
As of October 1, agricultural enterprises and grain storage and processing enterprises of Ukraine stocked 24.87 million tons of grains and sunflower seed, down by 897 thousand tons YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine declared. In particular, the carry-over stocks of wheat reached 14.477 million tons, corn for grain – 3.99 million tons, barley…
On October 17-23, Ukraine exported nearly 1 million tons of grains from the seaports, against 506 thousand tons on the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 544 thousand tons, barley – 142.6 thousand tons, and corn – 320.1 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Vegetables, fruit, and milk in Ukraine are mainly produced by small farms. However, there are virtually no proper conditions for their functioning. This was stated by Raimund Jehle, the Regional Strategic Programs Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). “You will be surprised to know that 90% of…
Diamond output of Russian uncut diamond mining giant Alrosa fell by 6% YoY to 27.9 million carats in January-September due to lower output, the company said in a statement. Less sands from alluvial deposits were processed at the Nurba plant because of adjustment of the 2016 production plan; less ore was produced at the Aikhal…