During the first ten days of September weather was rather unfavorable for preparation of soil to start the winter rapeseed sowing. The reason was higher average daily temperature, which exceeded the norm by 1.1-6 C, contributing to soil evaporation, and lack of precipitations. Sufficient moistening of upper soil layer (21-30 mm) was observed only in…
16 regions of Ukraine started the planting campaign of winter grains. As of September 12, agrarians planted winter grains throughout 298 thousand ha (4% of the plan), as opposed to 293 thousand ha on the same date last year, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. In particular, Ukraine planted winter wheat…
Ukrainian farmers continue to harvest sunflower. As of September 7, 599 thousand ha or 10% of the intended area (5905 thousand ha) was threshed, up by 27% YoY (472 thousand ha). 1170 KMT of sunflower was obtained with the average yield of 1.95 MT/ha. In 2015 over the same period 913 KMT of sunflower was…
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), in 2016/2017 MY the planted areas under soybeans in Russia will increase to the record level of 2.18 million ha (up by 3% YoY). According to APK-Inform forecasts, in 2016/2017 MY the general harvest of the oilseed will reach the record level of 2.71 million tons in…
A Russian proposal to use its wheat stockpiles to supply aid to Syria may cut demand on the international market from the Middle Eastern country that’s estimated at more than 1 million metric tons this season. That has the potential to add to a glut that’s pushed prices near 10-year lows as a bumper harvest…
More outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been discovered on Russian pig farms. In total, 40 new cases were reported across three backyard farms in Bajgushi, Boretsk and Tavolzhansky. (ThePigSite/Business World Magazine)
In June Russian exporters shipped more than 76 KMT of wheat bran, up by 82% YoY (about 42 KMT). In 2015/2016 Russia exported 17% more wheat bran than in the previous season (793.5 KMT against 679.6 KMT). Traditionally, Turkey remains the key importer of Black Sea bran. In 2015/2016 Turkey increased imports from Russia by…