Uzbekistan: exporters contract for $55.6 million on Green Week

Uzbek exporters and regional and district khokims continue negotiations on exports to foreign countries, including European states, at Green Week, an international agricultural exhibition. On the fourth day, exporters met representatives of Central Investments Worldwide L.P. and Better International Trade (UK), GIZ (Germany), Avietes (Lithuania), Befresh (Israel), Greenfield Agro and Shri Niwas Dall & Besan…

Tajikistan: wheat imports up in 2016

In 2016 the imports of wheat to Tajikistan totaled over 1.34 million tons, up by 16.9% YoY. Kazakhstan was the main country-supplier of wheat, the Head of the Antimonopoly service at the Government of Tajikistan Sajdi Kodirzoda said. Also, in the reporting period Tajikistan imported nearly 88.8 thousand tons of flour (the average price totaled…

Kazakhstan: wheat bran exports going up

In the current season of 2016/2017 Kazakh exporters continued building up wheat bran shipments to foreign markets. Kazakhstan exported 60.6 KMT of wheat bran in the first three months of the season (September-November 2016), up by 66% YoY (36.5 KMT). Uzbekistan remains the key importer of Kazakh wheat bran – the country absorbed over 78%…

Ukraine: milling wheat export and domestic prices up

Both export and domestic grain prices showed growth last week. Export wheat prices gained $1-2 supported by global trends and seasonal complications in seaports. An announcement of ice campaign usually causes some increase in grain handling costs (although insignificant). Moreover, Ukrainian hryvnia fluctuated and traders continued buying grain actively last week. The prices for 2nd…