Ukraine: Ministry of Agrarian Policy supports cancellation of the price controls for grain by-products

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine supports cancellation of price controls for food products, including grain by-products, the Director of the food products department at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Moroz declared. According to him, the Ministry provides the reporting cancellation of price regulation as an experiment. If in…

Russia losing ground in Saudi Arabia

Barley harvesting in Russia entered the final straight. More than 18.2 MMT of barley were collected from about 93% of acreage, which already exceeds last year’s harvest. This year Russia will obtain 9% more barley than a year before. Undoubtedly, export potential will also grow in the 2016/2017 season. Experts believe that it may surpass…

Ukraine: Malaysian palm oil dominates imports

In August Ukraine imported 16 KMT of palm oil against 12.3 KMT in July 2016 and 12.8 KMT in August 2015. Total volume imported in 2015/2016 (September-August) was 24% higher than over the last season. Thus, total imports equaled 181.2 KMT against 145.7 KMT in 2015/2016. Malaysia and Indonesia traditionally remained the main suppliers of…