19.01.2010
Ukraine ready to participate further in creating grain pool
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy is ready to continue the creation of a grain pool with Russia and Kazakhstan, Ukrainian minister Yuriy Melnyk has said this at the 75th International Green Week Berlin - Exhibition for the Food Industry, Agriculture and Horticulture, the ministry press-service has reported.
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Germany. Metro posts 3.6 percent sales drop in 2009
German Metro, the world’s third biggest retail group announced that its sales fell by 3.6 percent to ?65.5 billion ($95 billion) in 2009.
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European vegetable oils ease
Good crop weather in South America, a stronger dollar and weak mineral oil pushed European vegetable oils lower on Friday, market sources said. "Sentiment is mostly bearish and the strong dollar also helped weighing on price levels, even with slightly better palm oil exports for the first half of January," one broker said.
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Beet sugar production down
Ukraine produced 1.27 million tons of sugar out of beet of 2009 yield, 19.3% less against the previous sugar production season, the National Association of Sugar Manufacturers Ukrtsukor informs.
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Corn export up
Corn export from Ukraine exceeds one million tons for the second month running, Ukragroconsulting analytical center informs.
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Ukraine brews 6.2% less beer in 2009
There was 6.2% less beer than in 2008 brewed in Ukraine last year - 3.005 billion liters in all, General Director of the brewers association Ukrpivo Galina Korenkova told Interfax.
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Retail sales down
Retail goods turnover in 2009 made (in comparable prices) UAH 229.9 billion (
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Kernel Group acquires Allseeds Group.
The Kyiv-based Kernel Group, one of the largest operators on the Ukrainian market of vegetable oil, has acquired another domestic large producer and exporter of sunflower oil - the Kyiv-based Allseeds Group. Ukrainian News learned this from a well-informed source.
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In 2009, inflation in Ukraine to total nearly 12.3%
In 2009, inflation in Ukraine will total nearly 12.3%, declared Julia Timoshenko, the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
more15.01.2010
Ireland expects food exports to grow
Irelands's trade development agency, Bord Bia says the countrys multi-billion euro food and drinks industry is on course for a "return to growth" in 2010.
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