Ukraine: flour output down in July 2016

According to the official statistics figures, in July Ukraine produced 148.5 thousand tons of flour, down by 7% YoY. Ukraine dropped production volumes of all types of flour products. In particular, the production of wheat and wheat-rye flour decreased by 4% to 141.2 thousand tons, of flour from other grains – by 41% to 7.2…

Belarus: crop conditions in September 2016

Conditions for soil preparation, winter rapeseed sowing and germination across most of Belarussian territory are favorable. In the fields sown with rapeseed in the first half of August, rapeseed germinated and leaf formation has started. Soil is still waterlogged in the north-west of Vitebsk region, according to the observations of Verhnedvinsk weather station. Soil moisture…

Ukraine: linseed exports up in July 2016

In July Ukraine exported 2.5 KMT of linseed compared with 0.9 KMT in June and 0.4 KMT in July 2015. Since the beginning of season 2015/2016 (September-July) exports reached 37.6 KMT against 24.6 KMT during the same period in season 2014/2015. The current season shows the best results since marketing year 2007/2008, only lagging behind…

Russia: grain output up over last 10 years

Russia has increased grain output by one third, or around 30 million tons, over the last 10 years, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachyov said. “Grain production in Russia increased by one third over the last 10 years. In absolute figures, this is around 30 million tons, which is comparable with annual volume of Russian grain exports”,…