Agrarian news
21.04.2011
In 2011, Ukraine to increase millet production by 30%
In 2011, Ukraine plans to increase millet production by 30%, declared Sergey Kvasha, Head of the department of all departments of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, on April 14.
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Grain Trading Summit completed own work
On March 19, 2011, Grain Trading Summit (April 17-19, Sharm El Sheikh), organized by APK-Inform Agency, completed own work in Egypt.
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Ukraine: experts of the Verkhovna Rada have the range of remarks to the draft law #8321
The position of the draft law #8321 “On making of amendments to the Tax Codex of Ukraine and adoption of tariffs of the export duties for several varieties of grains”, which includes plans for imposition of the export duties for wheat and meslin, barley and maize, calls criticism from the Main scientific-and-expert department of the Verkhovna Rada, according to the findings of the department dd. April 19, 2011.
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Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova increased grain exports, due to limitations in Russia and Ukraine
The current grain season did not show unsuccessful results for all countries of the Black Sea region. According to Dian Donev, Director of the company Scanwel, due to imposition of limitations for grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, other countries of the regions – Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova = will be able to essentially increase grain export volumes.
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Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada included the draft law on imposition of the export duties for grains in agenda
On April 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine included the draft law #8321 on making of amendments to the Tax Codex of Ukraine and adoption of tariffs of the export duties for several varieties of grains in agenda of the session day.
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EU ‘failing to acknowledge benefits of GMs’
The European Commission has slammed government across Europe for failing to acknowledge the benefits of allowing farmers to grow genetically modified crops.
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Ukraine: Cabinet of Ministers offers to impose the export duties for grains till 2012
On March 31, the government draft law #8321 on making of amendments to the Tax Codex of Ukraine and adoption of tariffs of the export duties for several varieties of grains was registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
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Russia: grain production to total 75-85 mln tonnes – forecast
According to expectations, the index of spring grains production in Russia in the current year will reach the average annual level, which allows to forecast the general grain production in Russia within range of 75-85 mln tonnes, declared Andrew Sizov (the company SovEcon), during the present Grain Trading Summit, taking place in Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh (April 17-19).
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Russia: difficult situation on the domestic market of grains
The present situation on the Russian market of grains keeps rather difficult, according to experts. The grain export embargo almost stopped selling volumes of grains from the southern regions of Russia, where agrarians already started the mass sowing works of grains and leguminous plants. The harvesting works of early grains will begin in the nearest future.
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Kazakhstan increased agricultural products output by 1.8%
In the first quarter of 2011, the gross volume of agricultural products (services) output in Kazakhstan totaled 175.05 bln KZT (1204.75 mln USD), and increased by 1.8% compared to the same period of 2010, stated the Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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