Agrarian news
27.04.2011
Ukraine: Government may cancel restrictions on exports of maize in the near future
At the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on April 27, the authorities may decide to cancel the export quotas of maize, reported Gennadiy Novikov, Chairman of the Agrarian Union of Ukraine, on April 26.
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Kazakhstan: sowing campaign goes according to plan
Preparation works for the sowing campaign realization in Kazakhstan go according to plan, Asylzhan Mamytbekov, Minister of Agriculture, said on April 20.
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As of April 22, Ukraine sowed early spring crops throughout 92% of the planned areas
According to operative data of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, as of April 22, 2011, Ukrainian agrarians sowed spring grains and leguminous plants throughout the areas of nearly 3.7 mln ha, which totaled 49% from the planned areas, including early spring grains and leguminous crops – 3.39 mln ha, 92% of the forecast, declared the media department of the Ministry.
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Ukraine: as of April 21, nearly 56% of winter crops sowings faced good condition
According to data from regions, as of April 21, 2011, winter grain sowings in Ukraine faced good condition throughout nearly 4.5 mln ha, which totaled 55.9% from the general winter grain sowing areas. 3.054 mln ha of winter grain sowings, or 37.9%, faced satisfactory condition, marked the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Nearly 498.5 thsd ha (6.2%) of winter crops sowings showed weak and thinned condition.
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Grain Union of Kazakhstan forecasts decrease of flour prices
The Grain Union of Kazakhstan forecasts decrease of flour prices at the end of May 2011.
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Ukraine: State Food Grain Corporation not to monopolize the grain market
State Food Grain Corporation of Ukraine does not plan to realize any activities, designed for monopolization of the grain market of Ukraine, declared Alexander Lavrinchuk, General Director of the Corporation.
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Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada accepted the draft law on grain export duties
On April 21, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approve in principle the draft law #8321-d “On making of amendments to the Tax Codex of Ukraine and adoption of tariffs of the export duties for several varieties of grains”.
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Russia sold 11.3 thsd tonnes of intervention grains on April 20
On April 20, 2011, the National Commodity Exchange provided regular exchange trades of grains from the state intervention reserve. The Government sold 11.29 thsd tonnes of grains at the general sum of 67.94 mln RUR (2.42 mln USD).
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In the first quarter of 2011, Russia increased agricultural production by 0.7%
In March 2011, in the Russian Federation the volume of agricultural commodities production of all agricultural producers of the Russian Federation (agricultural organizations, farming enterprises, population) totaled 149 bln RUB in the current prices (5.295 bln USD), in the first quarter of 2011 – 342.3 bln RUB (12.168 bln USD), an increase of 0.7% compared to the same period of 2010, announced the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation (Rosstat).
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Ukraine: as of April 1, grain stocks down 2%
As of April 1, 2011, in Ukraine agricultural enterprises (except of small ones) and grain storage and processing enterprises stocked 10.1 mln tonnes of grains (including 4.4 mln tonnes of wheat, 1.3 mln tonnes of barley, 3.6 mln tonnes of maize, 0.2 mln tonnes of rye), a decrease of 2% compared to April 1, 2010, informed the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on April 15.
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