Traders are not glad with prices in the new season. World grain production continues to set new records, and puts pressure on prices. CBOT wheat futures fell to a ten-year low affecting the Black Sea export prices. Compared with early September 2015, grain prices lost no less than $10/MT. Given that Ukraine exports more than…
According to official statistics, in July Ukrainian barley exports rose by 19% YoY. In July Ukraine exported about 1011.6 KMT against 848 KMT in July 2015. More than half of the exported barley was shipped to Saudi Arabia. Large share of barley was exported to Libya (148.3 KMT) and China (90.2 KMT). Peculiar in the…
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) of Ukraine opens competitive selection for CEO positions at state-owned companies Ukrkhimtransamiak (operator of ammonia pipeline), Elektrovazhmash (electric machinery producer), Mariupol Commercial Seaport and Boryspil International Airport. The ministry has invited reputable recruiting agencies to help find top-class managers with an impeccable reputation and successful track record…
In July Ukraine produced 9.7 KMT of mayonnaise against 8.3 KMT in June of the current year and 9.6 KMT in July 2015. In January-July total production equals 69.2 KMT, which is slightly lower than over the same period of 2015, namely by 0.6 KMT or less than 1%. Considering the tendency of decreasing mayonnaise…
Natural gas production in Ukraine in January through August grew by 1.6%, or 211.4 million cubic metersYoY, to 13.379 billion cubic meters. Gas production in August alone was 1.684 bcm, up by 0.1% YoY (1.682 bcm), PJSC Ukrtransgaz reported. In particular, PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia produced 1.212 bcm of gas, PJSC Ukrnafta’s output was 107.8 mcm, and…
According to Ukrainian office of statistics, as of August 1, stocks of grains and legumes were at 23.9 MMT, down by 2.5% YoY (24.5 MMT). Wheat stocks decreased by 5%, to 16.62 MMT against 17.54 MMT as of August, 1 2015. Barley stocks dropped by 5%, to 3.958 MMT. Corn stocks are 18% lower than…
According to the official statistics figures, in July Ukraine produced 148.5 thousand tons of flour, down by 7% YoY. Ukraine dropped production volumes of all types of flour products. In particular, the production of wheat and wheat-rye flour decreased by 4% to 141.2 thousand tons, of flour from other grains – by 41% to 7.2…