Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, and as of July 20, the volume of grain exports from Russia totaled 1.2 million tons, down by 7.4% compared with the same period last season (1.3 million tons), the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation declared. According to the announcement, the wheat volumes formed 835.7 thousand tons…
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…
The ratio between milling wheat and feed wheat in the grain production structure for the harvest-2016 in Ukraine is estimated at 55% and 45% respectively, which exceeds the similar indices of 2015, the State Enterprise State Research and Information Center for Monitoring International Commodity Markets (Derzhzovnishinform) declared. According to market operators, in 2015 the ratio…
The State Fishing Agency reports a rise in fish catch in Ukrainian water basins (inland water basins and seas) in January through June by 19.4% YoY, to 22,900 tons. The agency said in a press release that total fish catch in the Azov and Black seas grew by almost 20.5%, to 16,000 tons, including a…
As of July 22, agrarians harvested 21.34 million tons of early grains and pulses throughout the areas of 5.88 million ha, or 61% of the plan (9.6 million ha, according to estimates). The average yield totaled 3.63 t/ha. At the same time, on the same date in 2015 agrarians harvested 16.91 million tons of grains…