As of July 7, Russian agrarians continued harvesting grain and pulses. Agrarians harvested grain crops throughout the areas of 2.2 million ha (1.4 million ha in 2015), and produced 9.6 million tons of grain, with the average yield of 4.33 t/ha (5.3 million tons with the yield of 3.81 t/ha in 2015), the Ministry of…
In May 2016 flour production in Russia increased by 2% YoY, to 770.2 KMT. Since the beginning of the year flour production reached 3.88 MMT, up by 1% YoY. However, bread and pasta production decreased in Russia. During the reporting period both bread and pasta production declined by 2% to 2.75 KMT and 467 KMT,…
On June 27 – July 3, hot weather with precipitation was observed in Moldova. The average weekly air temperature was 3.4-4.6 C above the norm and reached 23.0- 24.8 C. Maximum air temperature increased to + 34 C. The minimum air temperature lowered to +16 C. Precipitation during the week was mainly in the form…
In January-May, Russia exported 8.33 million tons of wheat and meslin valued at $1.456 billion, declared the Federal Customs Service of Russia on July 8. According to the announcement, the major volumes of wheat were traditionally shipped to far abroad foreign countries – 8 million tons (at $1.4 billion). In the reporting period, wheat import…
Kazakhstan exported 8.3 million tons of grain and flour in 2015/2016 MY, 1 million tons higher that expected, declared the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on July 8. In particular, the country exported 5.4 million tons of grain and 2 million tons of flour (2.9 million tons of grain equivalent). It should…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on September 7 will decide on the provision of a $37 million senior secured loan to M.V. Cargo LLC to finance construction of a grain terminal at Yuzhny seaport (Odesa region). The total cost of the project is $130 million. The report to finance the project was…
By 2018, Mexico may increase its purchases of Russian wheat over 2 times – from nearly 200 thousand tons expected in the current year, to 520 thousand tons, declared the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food of Mexico, Jose Calzada Rovirosa on June 27. According to him, if Russia provides wheat at…