Ukraine is ready to increase the exports of agricultural products to the Malaysian market, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi declared. In the first half year, Ukraine exported agricultural products to Malaysia valued at $52.4 million, but the potential for cooperation will increase. Ukrainian agrarians are able to meet the…
Groats production continues to decline in Ukraine. In the first half of 2016 Ukraine produced 140.4 KMT of groats, down by 6.5% YoY. Considerable decrease is seen in buckwheat groats production – 38% to 18.5 KMT against 30.1 KMT in January-June of 2015. Increase is seen in production of wheat groats (+42% since the beginning…
Most operators of the Ukrainian market noted that the qualitative characteristics of new crop wheat mainly corresponded to the State Standard requirements (DSTU), and in general, were significantly higher compared with the previous season results. However, some market participants report on coming of grains with low gluten content, low natural weight, and infected with Fusarium…
According to the regional agricultural departments, as of August 4, Kazakh agrarians harvested grains throughout 587.7 thousand ha, or 36.9% of the planned areas, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared. As of the reporting date, agrarians produced 1.29 million tons of grains, up by 245 thousand tons YoY. The average yield…
As of August 4, agricultural organizations of Belarus harvested grains and pulses throughout 1.08 million ha, or 48.8% of the planned areas, up by 80 thousand ha YoY. The average yield totaled 3.48 t/ha, the harvested volumes – 3.747 million tons of grains, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus declared. Also, agrarians…
Agricultural cooperatives will be created in all regions of Kyrgyzstan, the department of information support of the Kyrgyz government reported. First Deputy Prime Minister Mukhammetkaly Abulgaziev noted that the agricultural potential of the country was not used to its full potential. “Despite the fact that a large part of the population lives in rural areas,…
Despite difficult economic conditions in the grain market, in recent years Ukrainian farmers have increasingly focused attention on construction or modernization of their own storage facilities. Both rich harvests of previous years and deferred demand for construction of granaries due to unstable political and economic situation in the country contributed to this intense interest. (UkrAgroConsult/Business…