Ukrainian flour exports hit a 20-year high of over 340 KMT in the 2015/2016 season. As expected, the upward trend in flour supplies from the country continued into MY 2016/2017. Global trends also contribute to growth of flour exports. The world’s demand for flour has increased by 15-20% over the last 4-5 years. Noteworthy is…
This year Kazakhstan will export 60,000 tons of wheat bran to China, Vice Minister of Agriculture Gulmira Issayeva reported during a briefing in Kazakh government on April 3. “Signing of the protocol means that our countries’ border checkpoints will receive a certificate that authorizes delivery start. In fact, we can start delivery already today. The…
The tariff quotas will be applied to certain agricultural products delivered from Ukraine within the framework of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), including some cereals, dairy products, eggs, poultry and cattle meat, the press service of the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry reported. In particular, Canada has the tariff quotas for the import…
Belarus already planted early spring crops throughout 20% of the planned areas, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Grakun declared on March 30. According to the Deputy Minister, in 2017 Belarus will harvest at least 8.8 million tons of grains and 4.8 million tons of sugar beet. The…
According to the official statistics figures, during eight months of the season-2016/2017 (July-February) Ukraine exported 308.7 thousand tons of peas, up 1.8-fold and 2.2-fold compared with the same period in 2015/2016 and 2014/2015 MYs – 169 thousand tons and 140 thousand tons respectively. In the current season, India became the main importer of peas from…
Sunseed crushing volumes have been shrinking for a second month in a row in the current 2016/2017 season. Ukraine’s large and medium-sized crushers produced 439.2 KMT of sunoil in February, down by 7.7% MoM (475.7 KMT). However, 2016/2017 production continues to be all-time high in terms of both February and seasonal outputs. Sunoil production by…
Ukraine exported 2,900 tons of cranberries and bilberries in 2016, up 3.3-fold YoY, Ukraine’s Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has reported. The largest importers of Ukrainian berries were Poland (1,400 tons), the Netherlands (613 tons) and Belarus (541 tons). In general, exports of cranberries and bilberries brought $6.9 million of currency income last year. The…