19.11.2009
Ukraine's MHP to take on 20,000 more hectares
MHP has said it is to take on extra land, and signalled ambitions to further raise its yields, after a "strong performance" by its grain division.
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Ukraine: grain sowings to total nearly 16 mln ha
According to prognostic data from regions, as of November 12, grain sowings in Ukraine for the harvest-2010 are expected at the level of 15.9 mln ha, which corresponds to the indices of the current year, declared Yuri Melnik, the Minister of Agrarian Policy. Winter grain sowings will occupy 8.1 mln ha, spring – 7.8 mln ha.
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EU-Russia Trade Barriers Worry Business Leaders, FT Reports
Economic relations between Russia and Europe may be damaged by trade barriers set up in response to the global crisis, according to executives in the Industrialists Round Table, an EU-Russia business group, the Financial Times reported, citing an interview with Nils Andersen, the group’s chairman.
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Oil World cuts Argentine 2010 soya crop forecast
German oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Tuesday it has cut its forecast of Argentina's soybean crop in early 2010 to 48 million tonnes from 50 million tonnes in its previous forecast on November 3 due to dry weather.
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Ukraine harvests 44.2mn tons of grain crops
As of November 1, Ukraine has gathered 44.2 million tons of grain crops, 11.9% down against the like period of 2008, the State Statistics Committee says.
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Grape yield of Massandra amounts to 23,375 tons in 2009
In 2009, the grape yield of the national production and agrarian union Massandra amounted to 23,375 tons (down 1,767 tons against 2008, up 4,965 tons against the target for 2009).
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Cognac spirit import advances 5% in January-August 2009
The Ukrainian State Statistics Committee has announced that import of cognac spirits to Ukraine totalled 639,422 decilitres through January-August 2009, up 5.1% against the same period in 2008.
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Verkhovna Rada deputies propose ban on genetically modified food
Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine intend to ban genetically modified foods and those containing genetically modified ingredients in Ukraine.
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Western regions have higher concentration of food stores
GT Partners Ukraine reports average food retail market saturation in large Ukrainian cities at 90 m2 per 1,000 people.
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2010 grain acreage 15.9 million hectares
Areas under grain crops are expected to reach 15.9 million hectares in 2010, which is equal to the 2009 acreage, the press service of the agricultural policy ministry quoted Minister Yuriy Melnyk as saying.
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