In 2015/2016 MY the processing volumes of sunflower seed in Ukraine broke a record and reached 11.7 million tons, up by 11% YoY. Taking into account the fact that last season the general processing capacities in the country totaled 16 million tons per year, in 2015/2016 MY the average loading rate of oilseed processing enterprises…
DetailsIn 2015/2016 MY, Ukraine received 48 notifications about qualitative characteristics of exported grains, which break a record, the chief specialist of the Phytosanitary security department at the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Elena Shakina declared. According to her, 35 notifications came from the quarantine service in Indonesia. At the same…
DetailsIMF forecasts of Russia’s GDP have improved immensely since spring of 2016. The IMF has repeatedly improved its forecast for Russia’s GDP dynamics. Now it expects Russia’s GDP to decline by 0.8% in 2016 and to grow by 1.1% in 2017, according to the IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report. In July, in its regular annual…
DetailsThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts Ukraine’s GDP at the level of 2.5% in 2017, according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. In particular, according to the table with data on CIS countries, Ukraine’s real GDP totaled minus 9.9% in 2015, while in 2016 it is estimated at 1.5%, and is projected at 2.5% in…
DetailsHeineken United Breweries will suspend production at PIT Company, its affiliate in the Russian city of Kaliningrad, from January 1, 2017 to maintain efficiency, the company said in a statement. PIT Company’s production will be redistributed among other Heineken companies, but some of its area will be used as storage. “The company has made the…
DetailsRussian gas giant Gazprom may invest 120-140 billion rubles in the development of the Chayanda field and in construction of the Sila Sibiri (Power of Siberia) natural gas pipeline in the republic of Yakutia in 2017, the republic’s head Yegor Borisov reported. “Speaking of Gazprom, we are only building plans today, we have not seen…
DetailsRussian gas giant Gazprom does not fear competition from the U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said. “We are very well prepared for competition. When they ask me if we fear competition with the U.S. LNG, I openly say that I am not afraid of that”, he said. Gazprom’s confidence comes from…
DetailsOn October 4, Egypt purchased 240 KMT of milling wheat from Russia for shipment during November 1-10, at the average price of $187.11/MT C&F. The price at the previous tender equaled $187.03/MT C&F. The purchase included: 60 KMT of Russian wheat from Union at $186.32/MT C&F ($177.77/MT FOB with a freight rate of $8.55/MT); 120…
DetailsOn September 22-29, CBOT corn prices declined by 2.2%. Last week heavy rains delayed corn harvesting in the USA. Farmers threshed corn from 15% of the intended area (16% in 2015), which was 4% below the five-year average. However, favorable weather conditions established in many producing regions, which allowed increasing the harvesting pace, and pressured…
DetailsAgrarians of Belarus completed the mass planting campaign of winter grain crops, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus declared. Thus, the general planted areas under winter grains in the country totaled 1.3 million ha (100.5% of the plan). In particular, Mogilev region planted winter crops throughout 113% of the plan, Minsk region –…
DetailsOn September 30, the international exhibition of arms ADEX-2016 came to an end. Ukraine was represented by the State Concern “UkrOboronProm,” having represented Ukrainian armored vehicles, combat modules, aviation and marine industries projects, missiles and other samples of military equipment. On the first day of the exhibition, September 27, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan…
DetailsIndependent rating agency Credit-Rating announced the confirmation of the long-term credit rating of the First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB) at the level uaAA. The rating outlook is stable. The agency has also confirmed the deposits reliability rating of the bank at the level of “5” (highest reliability). The rating was updated on September 29. When…
DetailsYuzgas B.V. (the Netherlands) and its parent company, Emerstone Energy investment fund (Luxembourg), will consider the disclosure of their ultimate beneficiaries after they agree on the main provisions of the agreement on Yuzivska deposit with the government of Ukraine, reads a letter to Ukraine’s Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk, promulgated by MP Viktoria…
DetailsUkraine, as well as the whole world, has faced unprecedented economic challenges. Unfortunately, the global economy still feels the effect of 2008 economic crisis, which means new challenges, both for domestic agricultural sector, and for oil and fat business in particular. It’s no secret that Ukraine mainly operates in raw materials markets. A 50% and…
DetailsRye production is steadily declining in Ukraine. If earlier Ukraine was an exporter of rye, before 2014 Ukrainian rye harvest was just enough for domestic consumption only. Over the last two seasons a new trend has emerged – both rye and rye flour imports are growing. The need to import one of Ukrainian traditional grain…
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