18.01.2010
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.
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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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U.S. wheat stocks the largest since 2000
The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 12 estimated wheat stocks held in all positions in the United States on Dec. 1, 2009, at 1.8 billion bushels, up 24% from 1.4 billion bushels in 2008. It was the largest Dec. 1 wheat inventory since 1.81billion bushels in 2000.
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Australia. Heatwave cuts Victoria's wheat crop yield
South-west Victorian farmers say the unusual spell of hot weather at the start of November has cut their wheat harvests.
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Ukraine will not restrict imports from EU
The European Union and other WTO members forced Ukraine to abandon the idea of tightening the requirements for meat imports.
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Nibulon begins construction on river grain terminal
Nibulon announced on Jan. 14 the start of construction on a new transshipment terminal for grains and oilseeds
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Winter crops satisfactory
The latest weather is generally satisfactory for winter crops, says Tetiana Adamenko, head of the agro-meteorology department at the Ukrainian Weather Center.
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