17.02.2010
Pakistan. Sunflower growers asked to sow spring crop by end-February
The Punjab Agriculture Department advised the sunflower growers to complete sowing of their spring crop in plain areas of the province by the end of this month and in Rawalpindi division (except hilly areas) sowing should be completed from the end of February to March 20, 2010.
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Ukraine’s Economy Shrank 15% in 2009, Ministry Says
Ukraine’s economic output plunged 15 percent last year, the most since 1994, because of the global financial crisis, the Economy Ministry said.
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Agricultural production growth rates can reach 3-3.5% in 2010 - expert
Final agricultural production growth rates in 2010 can reach 3-3.5%, Head of the information-analytical center FOREX CLUB Mykola Ivchenko has said.
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171 KMT of palm oil has been imported to Russia
171 KMT of palm oil has been imported to Russia
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Malting Company of Ireland to cut contracts by as much as 10pc
Speculation is mounting that the Malting Company of Ireland (MCI) will announce that it is cutting contracts for the coming season.
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Crisis hasn't stopped Russian pig investments
The financial crisis only seems to have postponed pig investments in Russia. This could be concluded on this year’s edition of the annual Kombikorma exhibition for grain and feed, which took place in Moscow, Russia, 2-5 February.
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Australia produced 21.656 million tonnes of wheat during the 2009/10 harvest that has just finished, down from a December estimate of 21.993 million tonnes, the government's commodity forecaster said on Tuesday.
Australia produced 21.656 million tonnes of wheat during the 2009/10 harvest that has just finished, down from a December estimate of 21.993 million tonnes, the government's commodity forecaster said on Tuesday.
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28% winter rape sown areas frozen out
In Ternopil region 28% winter rape sown areas have frozen out, reported Mariya Dermanska, Chief of Agricultural Products Output Department (Ternopil Regional Agroindustrial Development Administration). As to Dermanska, weak/rare seedlings have been found at 17,000 ha. «Average winter rape seedlings density is to be 60–90 per square meter; however, density at frost-affected areas is just 20–30.
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Condition of only 46% total winter rape sown areas is satisfactory
Only 46% total Zhytomyr region winter rape sown areas are in satisfactory condition, reported Myckola Deisan, Zhytomyr Regional State Administration Deputy Chief for Agroindustrial Development.
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Agricultural production up in January
In Ukraine, agricultural production at all categories of economies, over January against January 2009, grew by 5.4%, including at agricultural enterprises - 12.7%, at population's economies - reduced by 0.3%, the State Statistics Committee reports.
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