The southern region of Kazakhstan started harvesting grain crops. According to the regional agricultural departments, as of July 12, agrarians harvested grains throughout 83.2 thousand ha, or 9.3% of the planned areas, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared. As of the reporting date, agrarians harvested 167 thousand tons of grains, with…
Russia bans import of sour cherry and cherry from Afghanistan and peaches and nectarines from Somali because of suspected smuggling of such products, the Russian veterinary and phytosanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said. Temporary restrictions are introduced on import of such products to Russia through third countries as well. Measures are taken in connection with deliveries of…
In January-June the seaports of Russia increased the shipment volumes of grains by 29.4% YoY, to 12.1 million tons, the Association of Sea Commercial Ports of the Russian Federation announced. At the same time some increasing of mineral fertilizers shipment by 9.9%, to 8.5 million tons, was observed. The general cargo turnover in the Russian…
Imposition of the quotas on grain exports from Russia looks more preferential compared with current usage of the export duties, however realization of the reporting mechanism has some restrictions due to the Russian Federation’s obligations under the WTO, declared the Head of the Department for Control over Chemical Industry and Agro-industrial Complex at the Federal…
In the season-2016/2017 the production of sunflower oil in Ukraine will increase to 5.36 million tons, against 4.78 million tons in the previous year, due to significant increasing of sunflower seed production in the country. As a result, the key country-exporter of sunflower oil in the world will increase its shipments by 0.55 million tons…
Buckwheat and potatoes mostly rose in price in June in Kyrgyzstan. According to the data of the National Statistics Committee, in June there was a slight increase in prices for food and non-alcoholic products – by 0.4%. Growth of prices for buckwheat (11.4%), fresh meat (1.6%), potatoes (1.6 times, considering the new crop), alcoholic beverages…
The beginning of the season 2016/2017 was marked by export prices reduction to six-year minimum. Only during the first week of the new season prices for all grain crops lost on average $7, and they are also down by $40 compared with the beginning of last season. In fact, price reduction is typical for a…