According to the Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in October the production volumes of flour from grains and other plant crops reached the record figures – 388.4 thousand tons. In particular, Kazakhstan increased the production due to growing of the production volumes of wheat flour: in October the figure totaled 359.1 thousand…
DetailsSince the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, Ukraine exported 16.8 million tons of grains, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared, referring to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. In particular, wheat exports totaled 9.5 million tons, corn – 3.2 million tons, and barley – nearly 4 million tons. Also, wheat flour exports…
DetailsA wind farm worth around 3 million euro will be built in Grodno region near Zelva in the framework of an investment agreement signed between Grodno region administration and Zilant Ltd. A 5 mW wind farm will be built on a land plot of 1.7 ha. Belarus has chosen 22 suitable locations, where up to…
DetailsIn January-October water transport of Ukraine carried 5.5 million tons of cargo (-0.2%, YoY), says State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Cargo turnover decreased by 28% to 3,279.1 million ton-km. The increase was registered in all transport sectors, except the railway transport (down by 1.3% to 285 million tons). All types of transport carried 511.5 million…
DetailsAccording to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 10, winter wheat had been sown at 901.2 thousand ha. The pace of sowing is 3.9% less than in 2015. As of the same date in 2015 winter wheat had been sown at 937.3 thousand ha. The pace of winter barley sowing is 26.5% behind.…
DetailsUkraine exported roughly 2058 KMT of wheat in October down from 2068.5 KMT in October 2015. For the first four months of 2016/2017, Ukrainian wheat exports increased by 9.1% YoY to 8235.8 KMT against 7548.8 KMT in July-October 2015/2016. The period under review saw substantially higher deliveries to the markets of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Libya,…
DetailsBelarus’ mineral fertilizer manufacturer Belaruskali (Soligorsk, Minsk region) says it has doubled the production of NPK fertilizers in 2016. Belaruskali’s NPK fertilizer facility increased output from 5-6 thousand tons a month in 2015 to 15,000 tons in 2016. Belaruskali managed to increase output after launching new blends of NPK fertilizers and expanding the geography of…
DetailsThe state-owned Belarusian company OAO Belaruskali has announced a tender to purchase 52 electric motors ranging in capacity from 0.25kW to 200kW valued at Br582,750 ($297,900), according a message posted on Belarus’ official procurement web site. The closing date for applications is November 28. Belaruskali will purchase the motors at its own expense and wants…
DetailsBelarus plans to utilize about 400 million euro under Austrian projects in 2016, Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Vladimir Ulakhovich said at the opening of the business matchmaking event for Belarusian and Austrian businessmen. “Our business relations have been developing dynamically, we can say, in a positive and exemplary way…
DetailsUkrainian farmers are completing sunseed harvesting. As of November 21, this crop was gathered from 5839.7 thousand ha or 99% of the intended area (5919.3 thousand ha), up by 16.3% YoY (5020 thousand ha). Farmers obtained 13283.7 KMT of sunseed with the average yield of 2.27 MT/ha, which is an all-time high for Ukraine. In…
DetailsBelarus invested about $50 million in the Austrian economy in January-September, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Alena Kupchyna said at the opening of the business matchmaking session between the businessmen of Belarus and Austria on November 23. “Traditionally, Austria is one of Belarus’ biggest investors. But it is worth saying that Belarus is…
DetailsBelarus’ beef export grew by 14.4% YoY in January-September to 118,474 tons, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a report. In value terms, Belarus’ beef exports reduced by 1.7% to $343.198 million. Russia was the major destination of Belarus’ beef exports – 116,815 tons (up by 16.8% YoY) valued at $339.525 million (up by…
DetailsUkraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved of a bill on termination of the intergovernmental agreement signed with Russia on July 1, 2003 on the liquidation of the procedure for returning aircraft staying at repair plants of the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries. The bill drawn up by the Economic Development and Trade Ministry was backed…
DetailsOn November 14-20, Ukraine exported 616.7 thousand tons of grains from the seaports, against 463.3 thousand tons on the previous week.
In particular, wheat shipments reached 158 thousand tons, corn – 408.2 thousand tons, and barley – 50.5 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
As of November 21, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 60.151 million tons of grains throughout the areas of 13.396 million ha, or 94% of the plan. The average yield totaled 4.49 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported. At the same time, on the same date last year the production volumes reached 59.06…
DetailsGroats production in Ukraine totaled 35.05 KMT in September, up by 13.5% YoY (30.87 KMT). In 2016 the production of all groats in Ukraine has increased by 2.2% to 233.12 KMT. This included a 46.4% hike in output of rice groats, to 13.51 KMT, 36.5% in oat groats (2.02 KMT), 33.1% in millet groats (11.77…
DetailsIn 2016 Ukraine considerably increased grain legumes production. Although official figures are not available yet, it can be assumed that legumes crop is 70% higher than last year, mainly owing to significant expansion of peas planted area. Moreover, favorable weather in spring and early summer ensured all-time high peas productivity. In general, experts believe grain…
DetailsFloor retail and wholesale prices of vodka will be increased by 27.1% and 27.86%, to 348.9 UAH and 225 UAH per liter of 100% ABV. According to government resolution No. 828 dated November 9, the wholesale price of three-star cognac will be increased from 269.33 UAH per liter of 100% ABV to 336.22 UAH, retail…
DetailsThe weather conditions in the first half of November promoted active formation of the secondary system in winter wheat with different plant development degrees (one to four tillers per plant). This is vital for underdeveloped plantings. Important physiological and biochemical processes are underway in winter crop plants in such weather conditions. Low above-zero temperatures facilitated…
DetailsFitch Ratings has upgraded the long-term foreign currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) of seven Ukrainian banks to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC’, Fitch has said in a press release. The banks are State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank), State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank), Alfa-Bank, Ukrsotsbank, ProCredit Bank (Ukraine), Credit Agricole Bank and Pravex-Bank. The outlooks on…
DetailsThe financial assistance for the continuation of anti-corruption and civil service reform will be allocated at the 18th EU-Ukraine summit. “The November summit could confirm a further EUR 15 million in support of an anti-corruption program and EUR 104 million for public administration reform”, the EU report says. The summit will be an occasion to…
DetailsWheat production in Bulgaria reached a new record in the 2016-2017 market year behind higher yields, favorable weather and a shift in the use of imported genetics, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The FAS forecast wheat production for 2016-2017 at 5.65 million tons, up nearly…
DetailsLast week Ukrainian wheat export prices continued growing on the same factors. Demand for Ukrainian wheat remains strong, while supply is shrinking. This is particularly noticeable in the case of 3rd grade milling wheat. Export prices for Ukrainian milling wheat closed last week up by another $2/MT. So, export market prices for Ukrainian milling wheat…
DetailsOn November 11-20, air temperatures were falling in Bulgaria. They dropped to 5-7 degrees C below zero in some areas. These weather conditions stopped growing processes in winter crops. Winter cereals are mostly at three-leaf stage of plant development. Winter wheat and barley seeded on October 1-10, are at tillering stage. Cereals planted in November…
DetailsBelarus is getting prepared to hold talks with the European Union in December-January on matters of joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), Belarus’ Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg and its Permanent Representative to the European Union and NATO Alexander Mikhnevich said. “They are ready to sit down at a negotiating table with us in December-January”,…
DetailsNaftogaz Ukrainy has calculated that Russian gas giant Gazprom’s annual payment for gas transit through Ukraine can grow by $4 billion if the Stockholm Arbitration Court favors Kiev, Yury Vitrenko, Naftogaz Ukrainy’s commercial director, said. “The problem is that Gazprom will have to pay us tens of billions of dollars in compensation, sell gas at…
DetailsThere is a plan to build a new berth on the Adzhalyk estuary near the port of Yuzhny. The berth would service a Delta Wilmar plant owned by Singapore’s Wilmar International and Delta Exports. The Singaporean investor intends to expand the production facilities. To operate effectively, an own berth is needed. Under the best scenario,…
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