16.10.2009
Big supply, weak demand weighing on sun oil in Europe
Ample supply and weak demand are weighing on sun oil prices in Europe but some market experts say output is likely to shrink going forward, which should lend support to the market. While sun oil is usually the most expensive of the liquid oils, it has traded at a discount to soybean and rapeseed oil for several months as large stocks have met with thin demand.
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Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip
Jim Long, President and CEO of Genesus Inc., writes, "This past week we have been in Russia attending the large agriculture exhibition Golden Autumn in Moscow."
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Ukraine harvested grains and leguminous plants throughout the area of 13.7 mln ha as of the beginning of October
According to the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine, as of October 1, 2009, agricultural economies of all varieties harvested grains and leguminous plants (without maize) throughout the areas of 13.7 mln ha, an increase of 2.8% compared to the same date of 2008, which totaled 86.3% of the sowing areas for the harvest-2009.
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Ukraine harvested nearly 5.5 mln tonnes of sunflower
As of October 14, Ukraine harvested nearly 5.5 mln tonnes of sunflower seed throughout 84% of planned areas, declared Yuri Melnik, the Minister of Agrarian Policy.
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Ukrspyrt: problems with VAT repayment and loan attraction make alcohol export unprofitable
The state-run Ukrspyrt spirit and distillery industry concern claims that it has become unprofitable for distilleries to export their products because of the problems with value-added tax repayments and loan attraction, the Ukrspyrt press service told Ukrainian News.
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Grain transportation by Ukraine's railways 39% up to 13.184 million MT in Jan-Sep
In January-September 2009, Ukrainian railways transported 13.184 million MT of grain, an increase by 3.5 million MT over the planned volume or by 39.1% compared with the same period of last year, the State Railway Administration of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsia) has reported.
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ATB-Market opens seven food discounters
The food retail chain ATB-Market opened seven new discounters, including those in Enakievo, Krivoy Rog, Feodosia, Khartsyzsk, Zaporozhye and Dneprodzerzhinsk in September 2009.
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Economy Ministry upgrades forecast for sugar deficit
The Ukrainian Economy Ministry has upgraded its forecast for sugar deficit in the 2009/2010 marketing year from 300,000 to 800,000 tons, Deputy Economy Minister Viktor Panteleyenko has said.
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Furshet carrying out negotiations on restructuring of bonds
The chain of supermarkets Furshet is holding negotiations on restructuring the E series bonds for the sum of UAH 50mn (EUR 4.12mn USD 6.07mn).
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Output of meat drops 0.4%, milk by 1.1% in Q1-3 2009
The Ukrainian State Statistics Committee has informed that output of all kinds of meat in live weight totalled 1.88mn tons through January-September 2009, down 0.4% against the same period in 2008. Output of all kinds of milk declined 1.1%, to 9.22mn litres.
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