According to Kazakh Agrarian Ministry, over the last season Kazakh wheat exports to China were four times as high as in 2014/2015. In 2014/2015 MY 110 KMT was exported and in 2015/2016 the volumes reached 414 KMT. This became possible due to the possibility to transport grain in sacks as well as bulk according to…
DetailsAnalysts of APK-Inform Agency have increased the forecast of corn exports from Ukraine in 2016/2017 MY to 17.7 million tons, up by 6% YoY. Barley supplies to foreign markets will grow to 5 million tons (up by 13.3%). (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
DetailsKazakhstan plans to export 8.5 million tons of grains in 2016/2017 MY, including flour in grain equivalent, the Deputy Chairman of Board of the National Company Food Contract Corporation JSC Sabit B. Kashkimbayev declared. In terms of the forecast grain harvest in the country, the export volumes will reach 8.5 million tons of grains, including…
DetailsGlobal oil demand growth is slowing at a faster pace than initially predicted, and supply will continue to outpace demand at least through the first half of next year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report. “Our forecast in this month’s Report suggests that this supply-demand dynamics may not change significantly in the…
DetailsAthens has offered Prometheus Gas, a joint venture of Russian gas giant Gazprom and Greece’s Copelouzos, to invest 700-800 million euros in the development of a coal field in the country’s north and expansion of a local power plant. The deposit’s resources are estimated at around 140 million tons of coal. Energy Minister Alexander Novak…
DetailsFinland has invested 100 million euros in Ukraine’s economy over the past twenty years, Finnish Foreign Trade and Development Minister Kai Mykkanen has stated at a briefing in Kherson Regional State Administration. “It is worth noting that Finland invested 100 million euros in Ukraine over the past twenty years”, Mykkanen said, adding that many Finnish…
DetailsUkraine did not receive any notification from Egypt on the refusal of the Ukrainian wheat imports, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported. According to the announcement, the ministry discussed the issue with the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection. But they haven’t received any formal notification from…
DetailsAs of September 5, all regions of Belarus started sowing winter grains. According to Belarusian AgMin, 93.3 thousand ha or 6.93% of the plan have been seeded. Sowing progress is considerably faster than last year. As of the same date in 2015 60.6 thousand ha had been sown (4.9%) This year farmers plan to increase…
DetailsAntonov state enterprise (Kyiv) intends in 2017 to provide 100% import substitution of Russian materials and components in the new generation Antonov airplanes promoted to the market, the press service of the company said, with reference to Antonov President Oleksandr Kotsiuba. “We plan next year to complete the program of import substitution of Russian components,…
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