As of July 4, early grains and pulses were harvested from 576 thousand ha (6% of the intended area) compared with 502 thousand ha as of July 6, 2015. Farmers obtained 2040 KMT with average yields of 3.54 MT/ha. By July 6, 2015 grain harvest had reached 1530 KMT with average productivity of 3.05 MT/ha.…
In May Russia exported 445.5 KMT of corn, up by 62% YoY. Since the beginning of the season corn exports from Russia have already exceeded 4 MMT compared to 2.39 MMT during October-May in season 2014/2015. Russia increased corn shipments to EU and Arab countries. Exports of Russian corn to Lebanon have already exceeded 300…
China has lifted restrictions on supplies of poultry from Russia introduced in 2005 in connection with the avian flu, China’s Quality Control, Inspection and Quarantine Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture said. The document dated July 1, cancels earlier introduced decree prohibiting poultry import from Russia. Publication of this document is the first step in…
Belarusian enterprises will connect to the Sirano rapid alert system. Such an agreement was reached by the Belarusian Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor) at a meeting on July 6, Alexei Bogdanov, the head of the main division for foreign economic affairs at the…
Belarusian producers and Russian sales networks discussed the supplies of dairy products at a meeting in Moscow. The Belarusian diplomatic mission hosted the meeting that featured Russian experts in the quality of chain stores and representatives of quality units and manufacturing technicians of the Belarusian dairies. The meeting highlighted cooperation in the supplies of Belarusian…
According to the State Statistics Committee, as of April 1, stocks of grain and pulses in Ukraine totaled 7.98 MMT, down by 20% YoY. Corn stocks decreased by 36%, to 3.073 MMT compared to 4.814 MMT on June 1, 2015. Wheat stocks went down by 3.6%, to 3.867 MMT, barley – by 13%, to 693…
In May Ukraine imported 11.8 KMT of palm oil against 7.7 KMT in May 2015. Slight reduction in this product imports was observed for the second consecutive month. In April Ukraine imported 14 KMT. This reduction didn’t have a great impact on the season’s results. During the first nine months of the current season (September…