24.02.2010
China hikes rice price to boost output
China has boosted the price it pays for rice by up to 10 percent this year to encourage farmers to plant more and increase production, state media said on Sunday.
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US report sees Philippines importing more grains this year
Lower production amid rising demand will force the Philippines to import more rice, corn and wheat this year, a report of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Manila, dated Feb. 5, read.
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German barley farmers rush for intervention buying
German farmers are, thanks to weak export hopes, on track to sell considerably more barley for intervention buying than the whole of the European Union submitted of the grain last season.
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Experts predict 2010 grain crop at 40 million tons
According to experts, the harvest of grain crops in Ukraine in 2010 will be 40 million tons. Under these terms production growth in agriculture in 2010 will be from 2% to 3.5%, the President's Secretariat predicts.
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Ukraine Bans Pig and Pork Products Imports From Russian Region.
Ukraine has banned import of pigs and pork products from Russia's Volgograd Region due to registered cases of African hog cholera there, according to local media reports.
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In 2009, the negative trade balance between Moldova and Ukraine totaled $ 377.5 million.
As «InfoMaket» agency was informed in the Ukrainian Embassy in Moldova, the Ukraine continues to maintain a leading position in the foreign trade with Moldova, taking the first place on the import volume which amounted to $ 458.8 million and the third place on the volume of foreign trade turnover amounting to $ 540.1 million.
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Soil moisture content improved considerably
Soil moisture replenished significantly as a result of winter precipitation. For example, the content of productive moisture at the one-meter soil layer equals 160-170 mm in Kherson region (one of the most arid region of Ukraine) even on sown fields that were not fallow prior to planting last fall. That is 30-45% higher than average annual values. This moisture is an important positive factor contributing to crop formation in this arid region.
more23.02.2010
Wheat, Corn Drop After UN Forecasts Grain Stockpiles to Climb
Wheat and corn declined after the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said grain stockpiles worldwide will increase to the highest level in eight years. Soybeans also fell.
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Grain Prices Rise as Rain Hits Brazil, Argentina
Grain prices rose sharply Monday after investors became concerned that rainy weather in South America might damage soybeans and corn growing in the region.
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China tightens rulings to control animal feed quality 23 Feb 2010
China will require tighter controls over animal feed and feed additives after widespread cases of illegal feed additives have led to human poisonings in the last few years.
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