Agrarian news
07.09.2009
Ukraine’s Inflation Unexpectedly Slowed in August
Ukraine’s inflation rate, the highest in Europe, unexpectedly declined in August for the first time since June as prices for food seasonally slid.
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Farming unions decide to end strike in Argentina
Following lengthy discussion, Argentina's powerful agricultural producers' unions yesterday decided to end their one-week strike tomorrow night.
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Farm exporters fear China backlash in tires case
Tyson Foods Inc, the world's largest meat company, and global grain titan Louis Dreyfus Commodities warned on Thursday that China could cut back on imports of US farm goods if President Barack Obama restricts US imports of Chinese tires
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Russia gaining wheat market share with discounts
The growing influence of Russia on the international wheat market, is costing Australian growers export contracts.
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Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation increased the estimation of grain losses
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation increased the estimation of grain losses due to draughts from 11 mln tonnes to 13 mln tonnes, declared Elena Skrynnik, the Minister of Agriculture, on September 2.
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Throughput of Illichivsk Sea Commercial Port (Ukraine) Down 14.5%
In January-August 2009, Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk (Ukraine) handled 10.939 million tonnes of cargo (-14.5%, year-on-year), the state companys administration informs. In August of the current year the company decreased cargo transshipment by 13%, year-on-year, to 1.502 million tonnes.
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Milk Alliance plans no acquisitions
Sergei Vovchenko, CEO of Milk Alliance, says the company plans its domestic sales to reach the level of foreign sales to minimize the negative impact of import restrictions in the countries where it supplies its products like Russia and Belarus. Export is to account for 40% compared to the current 60%.
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Egypt's GASC tightens wheat quality specifications
Egypt's main state wheat buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Wednesday it had tightened some quality specifications for its wheat purchases.
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Import and export of cheese decrease in H1 2009
The Ukrainian State Statistics Committee has informed that import of all kinds of cheese to Ukraine totalled 4,000 tons through January-June 2009, against 6,500 tons in the same period in 2008. Import in value declined from USD 25.3mn (EUR 17.79mn) to USD 14.8mn. Cheese export fell from 39,800 tons to 33,500 tons in volume, and from USD 213.1mn to USD 129.5mn in value.
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