Kernel, one of the largest Ukrainian agricultural groups, is completing negotiations on the acquisition of two agricultural companies with the land bank of 40,000 hectares and 190,000 hectares. “We are close to completing two transactions, which we are going to announce soon. We are talking about two deals: one of them is for 190,000 hectares,…
Ukraine’s fat-and-oil industry seasonally boosted mayonnaise production in the latest two months. Large and medium-sized manufacturers made 12 KMT of this product in April that is a three-year high but slightly down from the previous month (12.1 KMT). A lag is still observed behind last year, though it decreased to 3.8% against 5.7% a month…
The forecast of grains and pulses production in Ukraine in 2017 totals 62.7 million tons, which corresponds to the average annual figures for 5 recent years. Such volumes will provide the export potential in the new season at 39 million tons, the grain market analyst at APK-Inform Agency Andrey Kupchenko declared. The expert noted that…
Prices for some food products have soared in Dushanbe ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Thus, the price for one kilogram of potatoes rose at Dushanbe’s bazaars from 4.00 to 5.00 somoni. Low-quality beef is being sold at the rate of 35.00 somoni per kilogram. Meanwhile, a good beef is being sold under cover…
According to the official statistics figures, in July-April of the season 2016-2017 Ukraine exported 67.86 thousand tons of brewing barley, up 10.4-fold YoY (6.5 thousand tons). In the current MY, Belarus (53%), Poland (30%) and Romania (16%) became the main foreign buyers of brewing barley from Ukraine. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
According to the Ag Ministry of Ukraine, sunflower planting was completed on 5223.1 thousand ha as of May 22, that is 97% of the planned 5390.3 thousand ha (official data). Planting runs 4.8% ahead of last year’s pace. 4985 thousand ha of sunflower was sown at the same time a year ago. As of May…
Kazakhstan plans to supply lentils, peas, barley and feed corn to the market of the United Arab Emirates, the Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Atameken” Nurzhan Altaev declared. To date, the parties are discussing the terms of supply of Kazakh products, he said. Altaev…