The First Vice Minister of Agriculture Kairat Aituganov reported on the progress of harvest campaign in Kazakhstan. “Kazakhstan has already cropped more than 16 million tons of grain”, Aituganov said at the session of the Government. According to him, the total grain crops harvested so far exceeded 16.5 million tons, i. e. 72% of the…
In January-July Russia increased cereal crops export volumes by 31.5% YoY, to 15.566 million tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported. According to the announcement, in the reporting period wheat and meslin traditionally formed the basis of grain export supplies – 10.885 million tons, up by 59.9% YoY. Also, the exports of Russian corn…
According to the official statistics figures, in 2015/2016 MY (September-August) Russia exported 447.5 thousand tons of flaxseed, up by 38% YoY (323.5 thousand tons), which become a new annual record. Last season, Belgium became the largest importer of Russian flaxseed – 45% of the oilseed supplies (48% in the previous season), followed by Turkey (20%;…
Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, will send officials on Monday to thrash out a deal to end the standoff, which saw Moscow respond by suspending imports of Egyptian citrus fruit. Russia’s health agency announced last week that it was introducing “temporary restrictions” to potentially “high risk” Egyptian produce. Egyptian Commerce and Industry Minister Tarek…
The national association of sugar producers Ukrtsukor has assessed sugar exports from Ukraine for 2015/2016 agricultural year (September-August) at 113,000 tons, up by 3% YoY. According to the association, in money terms sugar exports in 2015/2016 agri-year totaled $52.6 million, not taking into account white sugar made from imported cane raw sugar on a tolling…
Ukraine is ready to expand a range of agricultural products exported to Palestine and increase the volume of such deliveries, Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Taras Kutovyi has stated at a meeting with Palestinian Agriculture Minister Soufian Sultan, the press service of the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry reports. “Ukraine is ready to…
As of September 19, grains and pulses had been harvested from 10329 thousand ha (72% of the intended area) compared with 10832 thousand ha as of September 21, 2015. Farmers obtained 40.537 MMT with the average yields at 3.92 MT/ha (on the same date in 2015 – 39.295 MMT with the average productivity of 3.63…