Winter crops sowing has begun in Ukraine. Agricultural enterprises plan to seed winter crops on 8098 thousand ha, including 7374 thousand ha with grain crops. Thus, sowing plans are very similar to last year’s in almost all parameters. The question, whether farmers will realize their intention, is open. UkrAgroConsult believes that one of the important…
On September 12-18, Ukraine exported 596.1 thousand tons of grains from the seaports, against 819.7 thousand tons in the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 480.8 thousand tons, barley – 104.5 thousand tons, and corn – 10.8 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Productive precipitations were absent in the major part of the country. Only in Volyn, Ivano-Frankovsk and Lvov regions their quantity varied from 17% to 64% of the 10-day norm (3-16 mm), in Transcarpathia region – 159% (35 mm). As a consequence of high temperatures and lack of rains, conditions for soil moisture accumulation were close…
According to market operators, since the beginning of September Ukrainian exporters shipped 150 KMT of wheat to India. It should be noted, that over July-August Ukraine exported about 240 KMT of wheat in this destination. India started purchasing Ukrainian wheat in June, buying about 52 KMT. Last time India bought Ukrainian wheat was 10 years…
In January-August the production volumes of agricultural commodities in Ukraine increased by 1% YoY at the expense of rising production volumes of plant growing commodities, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine announced. In particular, the production of plant growing products grew by 1.7%, while livestock products output was down by 2.4%. According to the statistics…
On September 16, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kyiv) serviced its first direct regular flight between Vilnius and Lviv. The press service of the airline reported that new flights connecting Lviv and Vilnius would be serviced twice a week using Boeing-737 and Embraer-190 planes with business and economy classes. Until October 12, UIA offers tickets from…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, Ukraine exported 8.51 million tons of grains, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. In particular, wheat exports totaled 5.1 million tons, corn – 583 thousand tons, and barley – 2.78 million tons. Also, flour exports reached 64.4 thousand tons. According to the announcement, nearly 435…