Ukraine: sunflower oil exports to EU up

In the current season, the EU countries still keep the first position in the rating of importers of Ukrainian sunflower oil, overtaking countries of South Asia and the Middle East. In September-June period of 2015/2016 MY Ukraine supplied 1.23 million tons of the product to the EU, up almost 3 times compared with the same…

Uzbekistan: food export contracts signed

Uzbekistan signed 270 contracts on the export of fruit and vegetables valued at $2 billion during the First international fruit and vegetable fair in Tashkent on July 12-16. Uzbekoziqovqatholding said that some 27% of the total volume of products for exports would account for vegetables, 25% for grapes, 20% for fruit, 17.6% for dried and…

Tajikistan: Russian companies fail to implement a number of agreements with agrarians

Russian companies that have concluded agreements with Tajik agrarians on purchasing potatoes and onions have failed to fulfill their obligations on those agreements, Tajik Minister of Agriculture Sattor Izatullo said. According to him, Russian companies concluded agreements with Tajik onion and potato producers at the beginning of the year but later changed their mind. “I…

Kazakhstan: oilseed stocks total 260 thousand tons

As of July 1, the registered carry-over stocks of oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 260.465 thousand tons, including 21.298 thousand tons in farming households, the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. In particular, sunflower seed stocks totaled 104 thousand tons, flaxseed – 84.3 thousand tons, soybeans – 30.821…