JSC National Company Food Contract Corporation announced the increase of the purchasing prices for 3- and 4-grade wheat Triticum aestivum L., the company’s press-service reported. In particular, the prices for 3-grade wheat, purchased to the commercial resources of the company, increased from 41`500-50`000 KZT/ton to 49`000-58`000 KZT/ton for VAT taxpayers (depending on the qualitative indicator),…
Kazakh wheat exports continued expanding in October. Kazakhstan exported 452.8 KMT of wheat in the second month of the season, up by 40% YoY. In the first two months of 2016/2017, Kazakhstan exported 38.7% more wheat YoY (808 KMT), which is a three-year high. The share of Kazakh wheat’s key export destinations – Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,…
In 2016/2017 MY the export potential of Ukrainian feed corn totals nearly 18 million tons, up by 9% YoY. At the same time, in October Ukraine exported over 1.35 million tons of corn, which became the absolute record for the reporting month. But due to the record global production of corn, as well as rather…
Air temperatures dropped and winter crops stopped growing in Bulgaria from November 21-30. In West Bulgaria air temperature fell to 10-13 degrees C below zero. Owing to a 10-15-cm layer of snow, which covered this part of the country, late-sown winter cereals (sown in the latter half of November) at early development stages were protected…
According to the Agriculture Ministry, Ukraine exported 18.38 MMT of grains in the season 2016/2017 by December 1, up by 5.9% YoY. In particular, the exported volumes included 10.08 MMT of wheat, up by 1.18 MMT YoY. Barley exports in the period under review totaled roughly 3.95 MMT and corn exports amounted to 4.25 MMT.…
The weather conditions are fair at the onset of winter crops’ dormancy. Most fields in the country are covered with 5-2 cm of snow. The soil is not frozen deeply yet, mostly to 1-8 cm; this depth reaches 10-13 cm just in some areas of Belarus. Soil temperatures at the tillering node of winter cereals…
According to official information, Ukraine exported 525 KMT of barley in October, up by 16.4% YoY (451.1 KMT). In total, Ukraine has increased its barley exports by 3.7% this season, to 3487.5 KMT. Saudi Arabia is still the main destination market for Ukrainian barley, though with lower shipments now. Ukrainian exporters shipped 1.43 MMT of…