Belarus OAO Praimilk (affiliated with OAO Biocom) has launched a factory in Shchuchin (Grodno region) to process lactoserum and produce serum concentrate, a company official reported. The total value of the project stands at Br97 million ($49.8 million), the factory’s installed capacity – 27,100 tons of serum concentrate a year. The new factory uses a…
The Ministry of Emergency Situations has increased the price of high quality wheat received from local manufacturers from AZN 270 to 280 a ton. As reported, the State Agency for Material Resources under the Ministry of Emergency Situations on June 21, announced procurement of high quality wheat produced in 2016 for the State Grain Fund.…
Hrachya Berberyan, chairman of a union of farmers, has accused wheat-procuring companies of making huge profits out of wheat growing farmers’ hard work. “They pay the farmers from 90 to 120 drams per 1 kg of wheat, however, 1 kg of flour can be used to make more than 1 kg of bread, which sells…
The list of the most prospective regions for the exports of Ukrainian flour includes African countries: Libya, Angola, Nigeria, and the Middle East region (Syria, Iraq), the Adviser to the Chairman at Agrarian Fund PJSC Sergei Sakirkin declared. In 2014/2015 MY, Ukraine shipped 2% of the general flour exports to Africa, with 8% in 2015/2016…
France’s loss in wheat export markets following flooding this year is Ukraine’s gain as the east European nation ships wheat to India, the second-largest consumer, for the first time in a decade. Ukraine delivered 240,000 metric tons of wheat to India in July and August as stocks in the Asian country fell to a nine-year…
In July large and medium sized enterprises of Ukraine produced 15.7 KMT of margarine against 11.4 KMT in June and 17.5 KMT in July 2015. Starting from 2016 (January-July) total production equaled 96.7 KMT against 117.2 KMT over the same period last year. Gradual production squeeze was observed since 2009/2010, when total output reached record…
In January-August Ukrainian seaports processed 23.62 million tons of grain cargoes (including 23.11 million tons of grains), up by 5.8% YoY. In particular, grain exports totaled 23.1 million tons (up by 5.7%), the State Enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority declared. State stevedoring companies processed 1.67 million tons of grains at the berths of Ukrainian Sea…