In 10 recent years the average grain yield in Kazakhstan increased by 30%, from 1.02 ton/ha to 1.33 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared. According to the announcement, Kazakhstan increased the general effectiveness of grain production, and agrarians learned how to minimize losses in good crop years, and to the…
Growers in North Kazakhstan region reported the 2016/1207 harvest results. In 2016, total crop planted area expanded by 9 thousand ha from last year, to 4375.4 thousand ha. 11.7%, or 512.1 thousand ha of plantings in North Kazakhstan are represented by oilseeds. According to preliminary statistics, the 2016/2017 oilseed crop amounted to 485 KMT against…
Flour production in Ukraine continued shrinking in November: 176.1 KMT was produced last month, down by 6.4% YoY. Ukrainian flour output for the eleven months of 2016 was down by 5% YoY. About 1.749 MMT of flour was made from January till November against 1.843 MMT in the same period last year. At the same…
Total cereal production is anticipated to reach a new record in 2016. Most of the increase is due to a well above-average wheat crop production, which is estimated to rise by 40% from the 2015 level. Wheat production is set at 200 thousand tons in 2016, following increased planting area and very good yields. Similarly,…
While sunseed processing and sunoil output in Ukraine show a record fast pace, hitting new highs every month, soybean crushing and soyoil production by oil extractors keep lagging behind last year. Large and medium-sized crushers in Ukraine produced 14.5 KMT of soyoil in November against 15.7 KMT in November 2015. 34.3 KMT of soyoil was…
Over the first nine months of 2016 purchase prices have slightly recovered with farmers being able to sell milk 2.5% higher and pork – 9% higher, the Estonian Rural Affairs Ministry found in a survey. The ministry’s Deputy Secretary General for Agricultural and Rural Life Policies Marko Goran evaluates: “The low ebb of the milk…
In October Kazakhstan continued exporting flour at the fastest pace in five years. 248.1 KMT of flour was supplied to foreign markets, up by 33% YoY. For the two months of the season, Kazakh exporters built up flour deliveries by 27% to 425.1 KMT against 335.2 KMT in the same period in MY 2015/2016. Afghanistan…