On October 17-23, Ukraine exported nearly 1 million tons of grains from the seaports, against 506 thousand tons on the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 544 thousand tons, barley – 142.6 thousand tons, and corn – 320.1 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
DetailsVegetables, fruit, and milk in Ukraine are mainly produced by small farms. However, there are virtually no proper conditions for their functioning. This was stated by Raimund Jehle, the Regional Strategic Programs Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). “You will be surprised to know that 90% of…
DetailsDiamond output of Russian uncut diamond mining giant Alrosa fell by 6% YoY to 27.9 million carats in January-September due to lower output, the company said in a statement. Less sands from alluvial deposits were processed at the Nurba plant because of adjustment of the 2016 production plan; less ore was produced at the Aikhal…
DetailsNational joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy plans to import 1.3-1.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas from Europe in October, Naftogaz Board Chairman Andriy Kobolev has said. “Now we are importing the highest ever volumes of gas from Europe. For example, in October we expect that it would be 1.3-1.4 bcm”, he said. He said that…
DetailsNJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy from November 1, will raise the price of gas for industrial customers on a prepayment basis by 16.3% (by 1,037 UAH) to 7,380 UAH per 1,000 cubic meters (including VAT). According to a company press release, the said price is relevant for consumers buying gas in the amount of more than 50,000…
DetailsAccording to regional agricultural departments, as of October 21, agrarians harvested grains throughout 15.312 million ha, or 99.7% of the planned areas, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared. As of the reporting date, agrarians produced 23.521 million tons of grains, up by nearly 5.5 million tons YoY. The average yield totaled…
DetailsAs of October 1, the registered carry-over stocks of oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 562.4 thousand tons, including nearly 72 thousand tons in farming households, the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. In particular, sunflower seed stocks totaled 70.6 thousand tons, flaxseed – 243.4 thousand tons, soybeans –…
DetailsAccording to official data, as of October 17, grain crops had been threshed from 15.283 million ha, which was 99.5% of the plan. 23.442 MMT was harvested with the average yield of 1.53 MT/ha. On the same date of 2015, 17.775 MMT of grain had been harvested from 13.973 million ha with the average yield…
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