According to preliminary data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), in 2016/2017 MY the planted areas under sunflower seed in Russia will increase by 7% compared with the previous season – to 7.5 million ha. The reporting result will become the second largest one after the record index in 2011/2012 MY (7.6 million ha).…
General production of wheat in Moldova reached 1.283 million tons, which exceeded the expected rate by almost 300 thousand tons, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry declared. According to the announcement, the harvested areas under wheat in the country totaled 371 thousand ha with the average yield of 3.1 t/ha. In particular, milling wheat…
According to Rufco Company, in the Azov Sea basin grain freight rates have strengthened. Grain supply for transportation from Russian part of the basin increased gradually. Besides, some recovery of grain shipments from the ports of Volga and Don (in the direction of Iran and Turkey) was observed in the market. As a result, outflow…
The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumers’ Rights Protection has imposed a ban on imports of cattle and associated products from countries where Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has been recorded. “We are drawing up rules to prevent the spread of the disease and combat it. This week the first draft document will…
Belarus plans to increase exports of agricultural and food products to $7.5 billion by 2020, according to the program of socio-economic development of Belarus for 2016-2020. In order to achieve the objective, it is envisaged to realize a number of measures aimed at ensuring the competitive advantages in the agricultural industry of the country. The…
Ukrainian grain business pays more and more attention to the latest information technologies and their role in competitiveness improvement on the global market. Information on grain quality, reputation of supplier/country of origin becomes the main factor of competitiveness and securing a foothold in markets. The new approach to market data interpretation will provide the expansion…
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) plans to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the agriculture sector with a Turkish company, CEO Kirill Dmitriev said. “We’re in talks with a company that is willing to jointly invest in Russia’s agricultural sector, and we’re also planning to sign a memorandum”, he said, adding that the two…