The Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine suggests introducing the post of agricultural attaches, who will deal with the establishment of trade representations in the regions, which are of major interest for the exporters. “Ukrainian agrarian sector provides today for 40% of export earnings of the country. In order to boost the export of…
The Moldavian company Trans Cargo Terminal LLC, a subsidiary company of the group Trans-Oil, will double its capacities of grain exports through the Giurgiulesti International Free Port, the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova declared. Trans Cargo Terminal LLC completed its construction project of the terminal expansion for grain exports from the port.…
Revenues in the sugar segment of Astarta amounted to EUR 100 million (46% of consolidated revenues). Sugar sales volumes corrected by 11% to 237 thousand tons on the advancing market. Almost 45 thousand tons of white sugar (19% of aggregate sales) was exported. Eight Astarta sugar plants had processed nearly 2 million tons of sugar…
As of November 8, winter crops had been sown at 6844 thousand ha, or 93% of the forecast area – 7374 thousand ha. This included 5836 thousand ha of winter wheat and triticale – 94% from the planned (5573 thousand ha in 2015), 157 thousand ha of rye – 106% (144 thousand ha in 2015),…
In 2015/2016 Kazakhstan exported 2157 KMT of flour, up by 27% YoY. The key importer of the last season was Afghanistan, doubling purchases to 1174 KMT flour against 660 KMT in 2014/2015 and accounting for 54% in the total flour export structure against 39% in 2014/2015. Uzbekistan also increased purchases but not essentially (+4%). Exports…
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine forecast some decline in the general agricultural production in the country in 2016 – by 0.2% (+/- 0.3%) YoY, in terms of the positive dynamics in plant growing industry, and negative dynamics – in animal husbandry, the press-service of the ministry declared. According to the announcement,…
During the last week of October average daily air temperature was 1-7 degrees lower than the norm with minimum lowered to -0.5 C in the Western regions during the night, and to -10 C in the Central, in the Southern and eastern regions – – 4-8 C. Soil surface cooled to -6-10 C. Precipitation of…