Ukraine substantially boosted sunseed exports in October and they hit five-year high. 59.1 KMT of the product was exported that month against 2.9 KMT in September and 7.4 KMT at the same time last season. Ukraine exported a total 62 KMT of sunseed in 2016/2017 (September-October) that is seven times the volume shipped for the…
The meteorological conditions in Belarus are currently favorable for survival of winter crops. Snow cover protected crops against freeze that occurred in early December. Soil temperature at the tillering node depth in winter cereal plantings is at sub-zero values close to 0 degrees C. As thaw has set in, snow cover will be destroyed in…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, Ukraine exported 20.061 million tons of grains, up by 0.88 million tons YoY, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. In particular, wheat exports totaled 10.6 million tons (up by 1.1 million tons YoY), corn – 5.3 million tons (down by 0.45 million tons), and barley…
Ukraine and the Republic of Ireland have discussed the issue of possible expansion of trade and economic cooperation, in particular, with regard to imports of Irish beef, pork, milk, and dairy products to Ukraine. This has been reported by the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection following a meeting of Chairman…
Azerbaijan has exempted the sale of poultry meat, production and sale of wheat flour and bread from value added tax (VAT) for three years starting from January 1, 2017, according to the amendments to the Tax Code approved at a plenary session of Parliament. The import and sale of wheat is also exempt from VAT…
Milk Alliance Group has reported that a first batch of butter with 82.5% fat content in the amount of 140 tons has been shipped to the Netherlands. “Public joint-stock company Zolotonosha Butter Factory made the butter. Examinations confirmed high quality of our product”, the company said on its Facebook page. In January 2017 the company…
Ukrainian sunmeal exports totaled 349.8 KMT in October against 141.5 KMT in September and 348 KMT in October 2015. In 2016/2017 (September-October), this product’s shipments to foreign markets somewhat exceeded last season’s: 491.3 KMT against 487.1 KMT a year ago. Although exports in the first two months did not reach the high registered in MY…