Support of small and medium farms, investments in agrarian sector of Ukraine are the essential possibilities for the production of high quality products, said Taras Kutovyi, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. “Ukrainian small and medium farmers have all possibilities to become attractive players for foreign partners. Due to this, the support…
In January-July overall freight throughput of terminal operators at the Port of Kherson totaled 2.06 million tons, down by 3.5% YoY, the Center for Transport Strategies (CTS) said, citing Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA). In the reporting period the port operators handled 81,000 tons of liquid bulk cargo (up 3.1 times YoY) and 1,58 million…
Komsomolets plant (Zabaykal region) is going to receive 400 million RUB for development from Far East development fund and from Baykal region`s fund. The plant grows rapeseed and fodder crops. Despite the common tendency to decrease sowing area of rapeseed, the plant is going to sow ten times more rapeseed and grain crops. Apart from…
Russian airlines carried 38.1 million passengers in the first half of 2016, down by 7.6% YoY. International traffic was down by 26.8%, to 13.4 million passengers YoY. Domestic traffic was up by 7.7%, to 24.7 million, Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) reported. In June, international traffic dropped by 30.5%, to 3.1 million, while domestic…
Some regions of the Volga Federal District of Russia, as well as Kaliningrad and Vladimir oblasts started planting winter crops for the harvest-2017, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation declared. Agrarians of the country planted winter crops throughout the areas of 5.4 thousand ha. But on the same date last year, the index…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, and as of August 3, the volume of grain exports from Russia totaled 2.192 million tons, down by 4.4% YoY, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation declared on August 8, referring to data of the Federal Customs Service of Russia. According to the announcement, the wheat volumes…
The Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council (RABC) plans to initiate up to five joint projects in 2016, said RABC Chairman Petr Fradkov. Despite the fact that the council was created in May, there was a preliminary plan of action for the remaining part of 2016, Fradkov noted. “Currently, the business council includes about 30 companies representing various…