The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia suggested the government to zero the export duties on wheat until July 1, 2017, the head of the department of agribusiness market regulation at the Ministry of Agriculture Vladimir Volik declared. According to him, the government will debate about the issue in the nearest weeks. It is not the…
The arbiter panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in general supports an E.U. case against Russia’s prohibition of imports of its pork products, according to a WTO statement. The arbiters say that several measures introduced by Russia contradict the country’s WTO obligations. On January 30, 2014, the Russian veterinary authority prohibited imports of European…
According to Ukrainian Agrarian Ministry, share of oilseeds in the total cropping pattern will be increased by 4% YoY. Having finished winter crops harvesting campaign, agrarians of 16 regions have started winter rapeseed sowing for the 2017 crop. As of August 18, nearly 139 thousand ha had been sown with winter rapeseed, or 19% of…
In 2015/2016 MY the imports of seeds of high-oleic sunflower to Ukraine (for the harvest-2016) totaled 2.2 thousand tons, up 2.5 times YoY. Due to development of the market of high-oleic sunflower oil in the country, the planted areas under the oilseed started growing, and the demand for seed raw materials and market capacity continues…
In June soybean exports from Ukraine reached 236.9 KMT against 170.6 KMT in June 2015. During the current season 2015/2016 (September-June) Ukraine supplied 2178.4 KMT of soybean to foreign markets, decreasing the spread lag compared to previous season to 3.7%. Taking into account stable exports during the last four months, it’s very likely that the…
In 2015/2016 MY, the Nibulon company shipped 4.66 million tons of grains to foreign markets, up by 14% YoY, the press-service of the company declared. In 2015/2016 MY, corn traditionally became the major export crop of Nibulon (over 1.8 million tons). Wheat export totaled over 1.9 million tons, and barley – nearly 560 thousand tons.…
A team of scientists from the Zhytomyr National Agroecological University has won the competition of the projects within the Erasmus+ program, which is funded by the European Union. The Ukrainian scientists will implement the educational module “Agricultural Policy of the European Union” during the three academic years. The cost of the project is 798,456 UAH…