After the high results of 2015, Moldavian farmers decreased sunflower sowing area for the new harvest of 2016/2017, but not because of the lowering interest in this crop. The reason for the lower area was essential increase in sowing material prices after high crop losses in 2015/2016, which also preconditioned the necessity to import expensive…
As of July 1, oilseed stocks totaled 260.5 KMT, down by 61.3 KMT YoY (321.8 KMT). Thus, availability of sunflower seeds grew by 10.7 KMT to 104.1 KMT. Soybean stocks were only slightly lower – 30.8 KMT against 31.9 KMT, and rapeseed stocks were two times as low – 28.9 KMT against 60.1 KMT last…
Ethiopian authorities are interested in the import of Kazakhstani grain, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia informed. “Grain export is one of the ways to cooperate with Ethiopia. There are two ways to deliver grain to that country – Iran and the Novorossiysk Sea Port. Ethiopia is ready to buy our grain.…
In January-June Ukrainian flour milling enterprises produced 888 thousand tons of flour, down by 7% YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine declared. At the same time, the production volumes in June totaled 132 thousand tons, up by 0.7% MoM and down by 14.6% YoY. In January-June the production volumes of crude sunflower oil in…
Plans have been made to create a food park in Grodno Oblast with assistance of Indian investments. The relevant statement was made by Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich as he visited OAO Agrokombinat Skidelsky. Mikhail Myasnikovich said: “Today our work is closely intertwined with lobbying…
Belarusian agrarians have cropped the first million tons of grain, the Agriculture and Food Ministry said. As of July 25, Belarus’ grain harvest exceeded 1.1 million tons. Gomel Oblast harvested 383,600 tons, Brest Oblast – 296,700 tons. Minsk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast harvested 259,900 and 72,900 tons respectively. The harvest of Grodno Oblast agrarians reached…
Azerbaijan imposed the laws banning production and imports of grain products received from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to amendments to the decree “On Grains” signed by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and published on July 22. In particular, the amendments to the article 6.8 of the decree prohibit the production and trading in…