In the current year, the general grain harvest in Russia will reach nearly 115 million tons in clean weight, the President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevsky declared. At the same time, the previous forecast varied within the range of 114-118 million tons. Taking into account the harvest volumes at the level of 124…
In August Ukraine exported 85 KMT of sunflower meal against 256 KMT in July 2016 and 102 KMT in August 2015. Thus, total volume exported in 2015/2016 MY (September-August) equals 3655.4 KMT against 3364.1 KMT in the previous season. In 2015/2016 Ukraine considerably diversified its sunflower meal export market, delivering it to 16 countries. Moreover,…
In January-August fish and seafood products worth $77 million were imported from Norway to Ukraine, which makes 78% of total imports from Norway. According to acting State Fiscal Service Deputy Head Myroslav Prodan, there are no systemic problems with the customs valuation of fish and seafood products from Norway, and thus the positive trend is…
During several recent seasons, Kazakhstan demonstrated significant differences in the grain harvest volumes per year. However, even in bad harvest years grain production volumes were enough to completely meet the country’s domestic and export requirements, the Director of the Grain Processors and Bakers Union of Kazakhstan Evgeny Gan declared. He said that previously wheat covered…
FESCO Transportation Group and Rusagro Group have signed an Agreement of intent to arrange a special-purpose technology based on the Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port (part of FESCO Group) infrastructure to handle export agricultural products, FESCO says in a press release. The agreement is intended to optimize the supply logistics of Rusagro goods to the Asia…
As of September 29, agricultural organizations of Belarus planted winter grain crops throughout 1.12 million ha, or 83.4% of the plan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food declared. Also, agrarians continued the harvesting campaign. In particular, Belarus harvested 197 thousand tons of corn for grain throughout the areas of 26.7 thousand ha (15.1%). The average…
Turkey is interested in agrarian products and research institutions in the agricultural sector. This has been said by the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food on European Integration Olha Trofimtseva after the third meeting of the Ukrainian-Turkish working group on agriculture. “Ukraine is interested in exports of vegetable oils, including sunflower, as well as…