Agrarian news
25.12.2009
Wheat Drops After U.S. Weekly Exports Fall to Lowest Since May
Wheat fell in Chicago trading after U.S. exports of the grain in the week of Dec. 17 declined to the lowest level since May.
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Moratorium on farm land purchase/sale may be extended till January 1, 2012
The Verkhovna Rada has passed in the first reading a bill to amend the Transitional Provisions of the Land Code (regarding the land plot sale term).
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Soyuz-Victan goes bankrupt
A large Ukrainian alcohol producer, the company Soyuz-Victan, has gone bankrupt. According to the co-owner of Soyuz-Victan, Andrey Okhlopkov, the group has taken a decision to go out of business.
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Reduction of wheat sowing areas in world - advantageous chance for Ukraine
The International Grains Council (IGC) warned about the oncoming reduction by 1% of world wheat sowing areas, UKRINFORM reports with reference to the Ukrainian Business Resource.
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IMF Mission to Return to Ukraine After New Year
The International Monetary Fund will send a mission to Ukraine after the New Year to review the country’s economic program and decide whether to resume disbursement of a $16.4 billion loan.
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Milk production decreases, prices for dairy foods grow
Seasonal price increase for milk of 15% on average depending on the region and tax refund abolition for companies supplying milk to dairies from 24 November 2009 have caused the price growth in the dairy industry
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Net profit of Ukraine seaports rise 2.32 times to about $ 135.4 million in January-November 2009
Net profit of Ukraine seaports rise 2.32 times to about $ 135.4 million in January-November 2009
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Grains companies Dec 1 maize reserves were 2.548 mn MT
As to State Statistics Committee, experts estimate grains processing/storage companies Dec 01/09 maize reserves 2.548 mn MT.
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As of Dec 1, rice stocks totaled 13,132 MT
Experts estimate Dec 01/09 rice stocks (stored on grains processing/storage companies) as much as 13,132 MT, reported State Statistics Committee.
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China poised to win cut-price potash deal
China is poised to sign the first of a series of long-awaited potash import contracts at a little over half the price of its last deals, heralding potentially a drop in potash markets worldwide.
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