In 2016, the general grain harvest in Russia will reach 110 million tons, which will become the record index for the country, announced the deputy director of the strategic management department at Rusagrotrans Igor Pavensky. According to the expert, Rusagrotrans raised its estimations of the index from 108.1 million tons to 110 million tons. If…
In 2015/2016 MY, Ukraine broke a new record of grain exports, which totaled 39.415 million tons, an increase of 4.61 million tons compared with the previous season, or up by 13%, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. In particular, last season Ukraine exported 17.354 million tons of wheat, 17.396 million tons…
The share of Ukrainian soybeans in the general import structure of the oilseed to Turkey continues steadily increasing, declared the Foreign trade coordinator at Altinates Kimya A.S. During the first 4 months of 2016, Turkey imported 638 thousand tons of soybeans, including 172 thousand tons of soybeans from Ukraine (27%), said the expert. Also, Ertekin…
A multi-million dollar blueberry plantation and processing plant will soon be established in Georgia in a bid to counter Europe’s high demand of blueberries. And the increase in exports will offer a much-needed boost to the country’s economy, said Agriculture Minister Otar Danelia. The new blueberry plantation and processing plant would offer jobs to about…
The 2015/2016 season is almost complete. Summarizing the results of this season, UkrAgroConsult emphasizes record high exports from the key Black Sea countries (Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan). Since the beginning of the current season and till June grain exports from the Black Sea region set a new record of 76.6 MMT. UkrAgroConsult estimates that in June…
The capacity of the berry market in Ukraine is estimated at 190-200 thousand tons, or more than $250-300 million, while its annual growth rate is 2-4%, UkrAgroConsult CEO Serhiy Feofilov said. “The berry market of Ukraine is at the stage of formation. Investment has recently come here. Currently we are on the threshold of a…