05.02.2010
S. Korea`s agricultural, fisheries trade deficit narrows in 2009
South Korea's agricultural and fisheries trade deficit narrowed slightly last year, thanks largely to a fall in international food prices amid the global economic downturn, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
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Groundbreaking Set for Largest Sugar Refinery in U.S.
Construction officially gets under way Feb. 3 in Gramercy, La., on what will become one of the largest capacity sugar refineries in the United States.
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Sugar delivery quota for 2010-2011MY set at 1.82mln tons
The Ukrainian government has endorsed a quota for sugar delivery to home market for 2010-2011 marketing years (MY) at 1.82 million tons, Agrarian Policy Minister Yuriy Melnyk told reporters Wednesday.
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Berdyansk port to build up its handling facilities in 2010-2015
Berdyansk Commercial Sea Port (Zaporozhye region, Ukraine) intends to build a container terminal in 2010-2015, "The Transport business" reports citing the Ukraine Cabinet of Ministers’ order dated January 6, 2010. The government has approved a proposal of Ministry of Transport for investments in container project.
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Australia's low-grade wheat finds an Asian market
Downgraded wheat from Victoria's Western District has found a niche market in South-East Asian flour mills.
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Ministry of Agriculture to keep cost of diesel oil at last year's level
The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan intends to keep the cost of diesel oil for carrying out of agricultural works at the last year's level. The Minister of Agriculture, Akylbek Kurishbaev, informed at the governmental hour in the Parliament of Senate, the agency reports.
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Milk prices continue to drop at Fonterra auction
Weaker dairy markets in Europe and the US have sent milk prices lower for a second month running at a Fonterra internet auction.
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Ministry Cabinet of Ukraine approved the law project of ratification of grain trading convention
The Ministry Cabinet of Ukraine passed the law project about the ratification of the convention of grain trading, declared Yuri Melnik, the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.
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Ukraine exported nearly 16 mln tonnes of grains
From the beginning of the current marketing year (MY, July 2009/June 2010), Ukraine exported nearly 16 mln tonnes of grains, declared Ivan Demchak, the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy, on February 3.
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Ukraine may ratify grains trade convention
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a bill on the ratification of the Grains Trade Convention, Agriculture Minister Yuriy Melnyk has said.
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