Agrarian news
25.10.2010
Ukraine. Winter crops sown on almost 90% of predicted areas - agriculture ministry
Ukraine as of October 22 sowed winter crops on an area of almost 7.64 million hectares, or 89% of the forecast. By the same date in 2009, winter grain crops covered almost 7.6 million hectares.
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European Union - Intervention barley
The release of barley from EU intervention is becoming increasingly urgent as demand for animal feed both within the bloc and globally grows.
more25.10.2010
Ukrzaliznytsya: 262.4 mln tons of freight dispatched in 9 months of 2010
In 9 months of 2010, the volume of cargoes dispatched at the Ukrainian railway network amounted to 262.4 mln tons, a 12.7% increase year-on-year.
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Ukraine's Agroton Sets Warsaw IPO Value at USD54mln
Ukraine's agricultural producer Agroton has set the value of its initial public share offer for a listing in Warsaw at 153 million zlotys ($53.9 million), 17 million short of the planned maximum price, it said on Friday.
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Ukraine harvests over 39 m t of grain, 6.7 m t of sunflower seeds, 11.4 m t of beet as of October 22
Ukraine had harvested 39.14 million tonnes of grain as of October 22, 2010, which was almost 9.3% down on the same date of 2009, the Agriculture Ministry has reported.
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Ukraine hopes to sign agreement on free trade zone with Canada in 2011, says Ukrainian ambassador to Canada
Ukraine hopes to sign agreement on free trade zone with Canada in 2011, says Ukrainian ambassador to Canada
more22.10.2010
China - Lifting wheat prices
Beijing has confirmed that it will increase minimum purchase prices for wheat next year after local prices rose beyond the current minimum level.
more22.10.2010
Ukraine: fat-and-oil enterprises safety is the process, not the result
Industrial safety provision at the enterprises of the fat-and-oil complex is devoted for prediction of accidents, the cases of production trauma, organization of readiness provision of the organizations, which exploit various production objects, by the localization and liquidation of the noted accidents.
more22.10.2010
Ukraine. Inspectors reject 20% of examined milk products
State Committee of Ukraine on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy rejected over 20% of the examined sour milk products over nine months of 2010, the Committee's press service informed.
more22.10.2010
Ukrainian producers have begun talks on supply of meat to U.S.
The largest producer of poultry meat in Ukraine, Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP), has begun negotiations on deliveries of its products to American manufacturers of semis. The company's share on the Ukrainian market is approaching 50%, and the MHP must find new markets, analysts explained.
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