01.07.2009
Ukraine harvests almost 1.5 m tonnes of grain as of June 30
Ukraine had harvested 1.459 million tonnes of early grain and grain legumes as of June 30 from an area of 0.6 million hectares (5% of the planted area), the Agriculture Ministry's press service has reported.
more01.07.2009
Ukrain's grain imports down 1.1% in May
In May 2009, grain imports went down by 1.1% y/y to 11,510 tons for USD 9.09mn.
more01.07.2009
Jordan buys 100,000 tonnes of Ukrainian barley
Jordan bought 100,000 tonnes of Ukrainian barley from Nibulon at $168 a tonne C&F, a grain official said on Tuesday. The supplier will deliver two 50,000 tonne cargoes with the first shipment in the first half of August and second in the first half of September, the grain official said, adding this was due to a need to schedule other grain vessel arrivals.
more30.06.2009
Import and export of goods within Customs Union not to be restricted
Restrictions of economic character in relation to import and export of goods within the Customs Union of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will not be introduced.
more30.06.2009
Russian grain export prices stable
Russian grain export prices remained stable last week with little trade, while domestic prices kept declining due to seasonal factors, analysts said on Monday. New crop ordinary wheat export prices were basically unchanged at around $180 per tonnne FOB Novorossiisk with the situation fragile due to few contracts and very weak demand, the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) said.
more30.06.2009
Ukraine gathers its first million tons of grain
As of today, one million tons of grain was gathered, President of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation (UAC) Leonid Kozachenko informed.
more30.06.2009
Smachnenka becomes new trademark of WBD's dairy plant
The Kharkov-based dairy plant, owned by the company Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) has introduced a new trademark of dairy products Smachnenka in the market.
more30.06.2009
Ukraine to elaborate meat-containing, meat-vegetable product standard
The State Committee on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy of Ukraine (DerzhSpozhyvStandard) announced plans to develop a national standard for meat-containing and meat-vegetable products, committee head Larysa Losyuk said.
more30.06.2009
The President of Ukraine signed into law provisions giving significant tax benefits for a biofuel industry in Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine signed into law provisions giving significant tax benefits for a biofuel industry in Ukraine.
more26.06.2009
Philippines asked to restore zero duty on feed wheat
AN UMBRELLA GROUP of hog and poultry farmers and feed millers have asked President Gloria M. Arroyo to reimpose the zero duty on feed wheat in order to prevent higher pork and poultry prices.
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