On November 15, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexander Tkachev reported about the plans of the country to export nearly 40 million tons of grains in 2016/2017 MY. According to him, the forecast export volumes vary within the range of 35-40 million tons. Last week the Ministry of Agriculture…
According to scientists of the Institute of Agrarian Economics, in 2016 the general production of agricultural goods will increase by 3.7% YoY and total 248.2 billion UAH, the Director of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics” Yuri Lupenko declared. In particular, the production volumes of plant growing commodities will increase by 6.1% to…
According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of November 3, 401.7 thousand ha of corn were threshed, or 95% of the plan (423 thousand ha). 2118.5 KMT were harvested with the average yield of 5.27 MT/ha. Pace of harvesting is 8.9% higher than in 2015. On the reporting date, average corn yield was up…
Ukraine’s State Service for Food Safety and Consumers’ Rights Protection has imposed a ban on imports of birds, poultry and by-products from Bulgaria and Hungary. According to a posting on its website, referring to information from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), cases of Newcastle disease in Bulgaria and bird flu cases in Hungary…
Market participants are closely watching winter crop condition is Ukraine. Late planting, a substantial temperature drop in November preceded by drought have added to the risk of crop loss while wintering. The first forecasts have appeared, suggesting that over 15% of winter crops will be reseeded in spring. This is a rather pessimistic scenario, as…
Development of the exports of niche products, grains and oilseeds by-products from Ukraine is a priority for the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for European Integration Olga Trofimtseva declared. According to her, small- and medium-scale farmers are the main players on the reporting market…
The total value of transactions with farm products settled at OAO Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) in January-October stands at Br382 million ($200 million), up by 31% YoY. The best-selling product on the domestic market was oil seed coarse meals – 170,000 tons worth Br124 million ($64.9 million); supplies of corn and fodder supplements to…