01.03.2010
25% of vineyards frozen in Ukraine
About 25% of vineyards in Ukraine's all wine-growing regions have the signs of thermal damage, said director of the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Ukraine (AWWU) Seriy Petrenko.
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Sugar retains 'very bullish' market dynamics
The case for investors to buy into sugar remains "fairly intact" despite this week's sell-off, which paid little heed to the crop's supply and demand fundamentals, Fortis Nederland has said.
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Russia to boost wheat output by 32%
Russian Grain Union Chairman Arkady Zlochevsky said in an interview that Russia, the world's third-largest wheat exporter, plans to increase its exports by 32 percent over the next five years, Bloomberg reported.
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State Treasury unblocks transfer of subsidies to meat and milk producers
The State Treasury of Ukraine has unblocked the transfer of subsidies to meat and milk producers, the Agriculture Ministry has reported, citing the director of the ministry's department of finance, Hryhoriy Zub.
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National Bank worsened the GDP fall forecast
The National Bank of Ukraine increased its forecast for the fall of GDP in 2009, said Valery Litvitsky, chief of the NBU Head’s advisory group.
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Ukraine to open more GMO labs
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved of a resolution drafted by the Ministry of Economy providing for establishment of another 17 laboratories on testing genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food products.
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Grains companies Feb 1 buckwheat reserves totaled 19,483 MT
As to State Statistics Committee, experts estimate this year Feb 1 buckwheat reserves (stored on grains processing/storage companies) as much as 19,483 MT.
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Grains companies Feb 1 maize reserves were 1.715 mn MT
As to State Statistics Committee, experts estimate grains processing/storage companies Feb 01/10 maize reserves 1.715 mn MT. As to Committee, Feb 01/10 maize reserves are down 845,000 MT (- 33%) against Feb 01/09 and down 423,000 MT (- 19.8%) as of Jan 01/10.
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Ukraine: Kernel received the permission to purchase Allseeds Group
On February 25, 2010, Kernel Holding S.A. received the allowance of the Antimonopoly committee of Ukraine to purchase Allseeds group, declared the press-cutting service of the company on February 26.
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Nibulon working to grow sorghum in Ukraine
Nibulon on Feb. 22 that the company is cooperating with Syngenta and Reylin Enterprises, Inc. to begin growing sorghum in the country's southern regions.
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