Agrarian news
11.03.2010
Case Wins Multiple Industry Awards for Product Introductions
Case Construction Equipment received awards from three leading industry publications for 2009 product launches and innovations. Construction Equipment magazine and RER (Rental Equipment Register) both honored Case for innovation in the company’s introduction of joystick steering for Case E Series wheel loaders. And Better Roads magazine named the Case 650L crawler dozer one of the «Top 20 Rollouts» of 2009.
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New system for the underleaf-spraying of vegetable crops
"DroplegUL" is a system for the under-leaf spraying of vegetable and field crops. «DroplegUL» has been introduced to the market in 2010 as part of a sales cooperation between Amazone, Lechler, and Syngenta.
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2010 inflation may top 10% - expert
The perspective of keeping the 2010 inflation at the level of 10% has become vague, Valeriy Lytvytskyi, chief adviser to the central bank governor, said commenting price rises in February (+1.9%).
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Ice crust contributes in uncertainty of 2010 grain havest outlook
Following the excessively cold January, when the average monthly air temperature was 2-50 below its normal values, February’s weather was unusually warm. The average temperature during that month exceeded the norm by 1.0-2.50.
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Russia’s imports rise in January-February by 8,8%, to $ 19.7 billion
In January – February this year imported goods to Russia from foreign countries amounted to $19.747.7 million, or 8.8% up from the same period a year earlier, the Federal Customs Service statement said.
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As of 2009, agrarians sold soybeans at average UAH2,674 per MT
As to State Statistics Committee report, within 2009 all kinds property agricultural companies (except small-scale ones) sold soybeans at average UAH2,674 per MT, up UAH904 per MT (+ 51%) against 2008
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Monsanto Chief Technology Officer to Discuss Company's Research and Development Efforts to Increase Farm Productivity
Innovation in agriculture has brought improved productivity and new value to farmers, Monsanto Company’s (NYSE: MON) Robb Fraley will tell investors today at the Credit Suisse Global Agrochemicals Conference in London. That value will continue to translate to opportunity for both Monsanto and its farmer customers, Fraley will say.
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Tyson Foods Donates $250,000 to Haiti Disaster Relief
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) and its employees have donated $250,000 to disaster relief efforts in Haiti.Tyson employees contributed $120,000 and the company provided funds of $130,000. The total contribution was given today to representatives of The Salvation Army, which has been providing assistance to Haiti in the aftermath of a major earthquake that struck the island January 12. In addition to the financial contribution, Tyson’s Fort Worth, Texas, plant is providing 15,000 gallons of water to Haiti through the non-profit relief organization Feed the Children.
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Ukraine ports’ volumes up 4.1%, at 16.82 million tons in January-February
Cargo turnover at the seaports of Ukraine in January-February 2010 reached 16.82 million tons, 4.1% up from the two months in 2009, UkrRudProm reports citing the country’s State Administration of Maritime and River Transport.
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Ukrros to boost sugar output
Agricultural holding Sugar Union Ukrros is planning to increase the production of beet sugar in the 2010/11 season by 31.5% to 171,000 tons from 130,000 tons in this season. In the 2008/09 season, Ukrros produced 199,000 tons of sugar.
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