The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has projected that sunflower harvest in Ukraine in the 2017-2018 agricultural year (September-August) would be 13.5 million tons. Sunflower oil production would reach 5.633 million tons and its exports – 5 million tons. Production of sunflower cake could total 5.371 million tons and its exports – 4.4 million tons.…
As of May 10, Ukrainian agrarians planted spring grains and pulses throughout the areas of 5.936 million ha, or 82% of the forecast, a decrease of 356 thousand ha compared with the same date last year, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. In particular, the planted areas under early crops reached…
According to the Statistics Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, farms of all types held 10.33 MMT of cereals and pulses as of April 1, up by 16.5% YoY (8.86 MMT). Wheat inventories are up by 12.8%, at 8.65 MMT, including 6.75 MMT of milling wheat, 0.47 MMT of feed wheat and 1.43 MMT of…
Agrarians of Ukraine started planting buckwheat. As of May 5, the planted areas reached 18 thousand ha, or 13% of the plan, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. Also, Ukrainian agrarians planted spring grains and pulses throughout the areas of 5.497 million ha, or 76% of the forecast, down by 343…
China is a promising market for Belarusian dairy products, Sun Juan from China Radio International declared. Sun Juan noted that at the meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on May 4, she asked the Belarusian leader a question about the supplies of meat and dairy products to the Chinese market. “Belarus is among the world’s…
According to forecasts of the US Department of Agriculture, in the new season the harvest volumes of wheat in Kazakhstan will decrease by 13% YoY, to 13 million tons. Domestic consumption of wheat will keep at the current season level – 6.9 million tons. A decline in wheat usage for seeds will compensate for growing…
Since the beginning of 2017, Ukraine has sent most of its honey exports to the United States, totaling $12.6 million, the press service of the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry reports. “The United States has been the major importer of Ukrainian honey during the period. The export deliveries of honey to this country came…