Vegetables, fruit, and milk in Ukraine are mainly produced by small farms. However, there are virtually no proper conditions for their functioning. This was stated by Raimund Jehle, the Regional Strategic Programs Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). “You will be surprised to know that 90% of…
According to regional agricultural departments, as of October 21, agrarians harvested grains throughout 15.312 million ha, or 99.7% of the planned areas, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared. As of the reporting date, agrarians produced 23.521 million tons of grains, up by nearly 5.5 million tons YoY. The average yield totaled…
As of October 1, the registered carry-over stocks of oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 562.4 thousand tons, including nearly 72 thousand tons in farming households, the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. In particular, sunflower seed stocks totaled 70.6 thousand tons, flaxseed – 243.4 thousand tons, soybeans –…
According to official data, as of October 17, grain crops had been threshed from 15.283 million ha, which was 99.5% of the plan. 23.442 MMT was harvested with the average yield of 1.53 MT/ha. On the same date of 2015, 17.775 MMT of grain had been harvested from 13.973 million ha with the average yield…
In January-September NC Food Contract Corporation JSC supplied more than 186 thousand tons of grains to the CIS and non-CIS countries, the press-service of the corporation declared. In particular, the company exported over 82 thousand tons of grains to Iran, nearly 70 thousand tons to China, and over 34 thousand tons to Central Asia. (APK-Inform/Business…
In January-August the import volumes of wheat to Azerbaijan totaled 953.6 thousand tons, up by 1.8% YoY, the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan reported. According to the statistics figures, the general cost of imported wheat to the country totaled nearly $179 million (down by 17.2%). Also, in the reporting period Azerbaijan imported…
Domestic market of sunseed was characterized by trading activity last week, raw material was available throughout the country. Average prices increased by 2-3% depending on the region and as of October 14, reached $364/MT. Slight decrease in demand was noted on rapeseed market, which caused the downward price adjustment. Thus, as of October 14, the…