Ukrzaliznytsia has increased the annual wagon repair plan from 19,370 to 29,970, including to secure the growing exports of grain that could be 5 million tons a month by all means of transport by the end of this year. “The anticipated harvest is 83 million tons of grain and 45 million tons for exports. Five…
Ukrainian bakery plants need 2.7 million tons of wheat flour per year. Each year the need in rye flour totals 320 thousand tons, the General Director and Chairman of the Board at the association Ukrhlibprom Alexander Vasilchenko declared. According to him, bread producers are concerned about decreasing of rye production in Ukraine, which results in…
In August Ukrainian barley exports grew by 17% YoY and equaled 1924 KMT against 1019.5 KMT. During the first two months of 2016/2017 (July-August) Ukrainian exporters shipped 2204 KMT of barley, which is an absolute record for the period. Traditionally in August Saudi Arabia lowered its purchases, importing 371 KMT against 523 KMT in the…
Russia’s Finance Ministry may resume discussion about excises on sugared beverages in 2017, Deputy Minister Ilya Trunin reported. “The issue is delayed until the next tax policy is discussed. The next window of possibilities will appear in a year”, he said. In early 2016, the government considered introducing excise duties on palm oil and some…
Russia may start supplying wheat to Venezuela before the end of 2016, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said in a report. “Considering Venezuela’s strong interest in imports of Russian wheat, in case the authorized agencies of the two countries effectively agree and sign the relevant protocol, exports of Russian wheat to…
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance may ban imports of fish and chilled meat from New Zealand, Sergey Dankvert, head of the watchdog, said. “We are considering restrictive measures regarding products from New Zealand. It concerns fish and chilled meat”, he said. The head of the regulator said that in the course of…
Russia has banned pork imports from Moldova starting with October 6, due to an outbreak of ASF. This was reported by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). (TASS/Business World Magazine)