A new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported on a Ukrainian backyard pig farm in Stavrove, Odessa, close to Moldova. Of the nine pigs on the farm, eight cases were confirmed. All nine pigs died as a result, to prevent the spread of the disease. (ThePigSite/Business World Magazine)
Belorusneft specialists have started performing hydraulic fracturing operations under the contract with Ukrgazvydobuvannia, a statement on the website of the oil company reads. “In accordance with the contracts, the specialists will conduct 50 hydraulic fracturing operations in Poltava region. This is the first large-scale oil service project in Ukraine for the Belarusian oil company”, the…
Ukrainian coal mining companies increased production by 1.7% YoY in January-November (by 629,700 tons), to 37.003 million tons. A source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry reported that coking coal production increased by 3.5% (by 261,700 tons), to 7.695 million tons, steam coal output was up by 1.3% (by 368,000 tons), to 29.308…
The government of Ukraine plans to conclude a revised Agreement on Mutual Promotion and Protection of Investments with the government of Turkey, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine reports. “We’ve agreed with the Turkish side on the main provisions of the draft agreement, which foresees the most-favored procedure for investors of both countries…
It is an open secret that India is the key destination market for Ukrainian sunseed oil. 1.4 MMT of this commodity was shipped to the country from Ukraine in 2015/2016. That volume represented 31.6% of Ukraine’s total sunseed oil exports. However, nobody could have imagined that India would take interest in Ukrainian sunseed meal. The…
The company ADM has completed upgrade of an oilseed crushing plant in the town of Chornomorsk, Odessa region. Apart from having doubled the plant’s crushing capacity, its new equipment allows processing rapeseed, in addition to sunseed, and makes the production cheaper and more competitive. “We are excited to reopen our improved and enhanced oilseed processing…
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine estimated the general grain harvest in the country in 2016 at the level of 64.2 million tons with the average yield of 4.48 ton/ha, up by 4 million tons YoY, the press-service of the ministry declared. In particular, corn will form the major growing trends to…