Despite difficult economic conditions in the grain market, in recent years Ukrainian farmers have increasingly focused attention on construction or modernization of their own storage facilities. Both rich harvests of previous years and deferred demand for construction of granaries due to unstable political and economic situation in the country contributed to this intense interest. (UkrAgroConsult/Business…
Ukraine has transferred the money for the return of spent nuclear fuel from its nuclear power plants to Russia, a source in the Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom has said. “Ukraine has transferred an advance payment for the return of spent Russian nuclear fuel from its NPPs for recycling”, the source said. Asked about the…
As of August 2, agrarians harvested 32.6 million tons of early grains and pulses (30.1 million tons on the same date last year) throughout the areas of 8.472 million ha, or 88% of the plan (9.6 million ha, according to estimations). The average yield totaled 3.85 t/ha, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of…
Last week weather conditions were hot with minor local precipitations. Sunflower plants continue to undergo flowering stage and in some regions – the first stage of maturation. Head diameter is 15-19 cm, plants height – 141-217 cm. Late sown varieties are at the beginning of head formation – flowering stage. Sunflower conditions are mostly good…
In January-July seaports of Ukraine handled 74,060,000 tons of cargo (down by 9.8% YoY), says the press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 59,190,000 tons (-1.4%), imports – 9,282,000 tons (-10.1%), transit – 6,285,000 tons (-42.38%), inland traffic – 2,303,000 tons (-40.4%). Container throughput in seaports of Ukraine totaled 336,892…
Trading House Socar Ukraine will supply diesel fuel priced at 17,700 UAH including VAT to state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia railway operator, the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia has reported. “Ukrzaliznytsia and Trading House Socar Ukraine signed a contract for supplying diesel fuel on August 1. The seller is to deliver 14,087 tons of fuel under the contract at…
Active grain trade in the Black Sea region has led to not only increase in freight rates in the basin, but also to changes of free tonnage placement, according to Platts agency. International sources began to report an increased export grain cargo flow from the Black Sea region, including Ukraine and Russia in the second…