This year Russia started winter sowing a few days later than in 2015. As of September 2, winter grains had been sown at 3410.9 thousand ha, 19.7% of the plan (17.35 million ha). In Ural federal district winter sowing was carried out at 69.6% – at 47.4 thousand ha, in Privolzhsky – at 50.9% (2414.8…
Russia’s wheat exports rose by 60% YoY to 10.885 million tons in January-July, according to the Federal Customs Service. In monetary terms, exports increased by 29.82% to $1.886 billion. Russia’s wheat exports to non-CIS countries increased by 70% YoY to 10.424 million tons worth $1.806 billion, up by 38.09% rise in monetary terms. Wheat exports…
According to official data, as of September 2, Russian farmers had threshed 33.26 million ha (70.4%) of grains and legumes against 27.66 million ha as of the same date in 2015. 93.41 MMT was harvested with average yield of 2.81 MT/ha (in 2015 – 73.05 MMT with 2.64 MT/ha). Wheat was threshed from 20.45 million…
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation plans to return to discussion of the feasibility of wheat export duties in early 2018, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Evgeny Gromyko declared. According to him, the government has already worked out the draft decree to zero down export duties on wheat until…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, Ukraine exported 7.213 million tons of grains, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. In particular, wheat exports totaled 4.203 million tons, corn – 575 thousand tons, barley – 2.408 million tons, and other grains – 27 thousand tons. Ukraine supplied nearly 60.2 thousand tons of…
During the last week of August and first week of September the weather was warm without precipitations. Only in the southern regions rains were observed in the form of heavy showers and in some regions – with lightning. Average daily air temperature ranged 17-26.8 C and was 1-6 C higher than norm. Maximum temperature in…
In the first half of 2016, Moldova significantly increased its exports of agricultural products to the EU markets. In particular, in the reporting period wheat supplies reached 178.2 thousand tons, up by 137% compared with the quota volumes (75 thousand tons), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova reported. In January-June the exports…