Agrarian news
16.04.2010
Agricultural production 5.3% up in Ukraine
The total agricultural production in Ukraine in January-March 2010 compared with the same period in 2009 increased by 5.3%, including in agricultural enterprises - grew by 12.6%, in households - fell by 0.7%, according to the State Statistics Committee.
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Belarus to export 65,000 tonnes of beetsugar to Ukraine in 2010
A quota has been assigned for Belarus to deliver 65,000 tonnes of beetsugar to Ukraine this year. The two sides have signed the relevant contracts, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko stated at a briefing in Kyiv after a session of the Belarus-Ukraine intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation on 15 April.
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Odessa Port’s throughput down 6.1%, to some 6.9m tons, Q1,10
Freight traffic through Odessa Commercial Sea Port (OCSP SE, Ukraine) in January-March 2010 reached 6.899.700 tons, a 6.1-percent drop from Q1, 2009, the stevedore provisional data said.
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Ukraine increased imports of mineral fertilizers by 3.2 times
During January-February of 2010, Ukraine increased imports of mineral fertilizers by 3.2 times compared to the same period of 2009 – to the level of 52.5 mln USD, declared the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine.
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Wheat exports fell in February: ABARE
Australian wheat exports fell to around 1.2 million tonnes in February, compared to 1.4 million tonnes in the previous month.
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Ukraine. The country’s reseeding areas may total over 1 Ml ha
The country’s reseeding areas may total over 1 Ml ha (10-15%). The long winter not only kills part of winter crops, but also exhausts plants, reduces their yield potential.
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Ukraine, IMF to sign new memorandum on cooperation
A new memorandum of cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be signed within two weeks, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov has said on Wednesday.
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Monsanto Site Helps Kids
In 1986, Marilyn Adams was confronted with every parent’s greatest fear; she found her 11-year-old son Keith dead. Keith suffocated in a gravity flow wagon while helping on his family’s farm in Iowa.
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Future of European agriculture - have your say
EU opens public debate on its agricultural policy, the prelude to a major reform in 2013. The commission announced plans this week to overhaul its agricultural policy in line with the EU’s new long-term economic strategy.
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The future of European agriculture policy Call for a public debate
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloş, today launched a public debate on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the European Union. Since its creation, the CAP has always been adapted to respond to the challenges of its time. Significant reforms have been made in recent years, notably in 2003 and during the CAP health check in 2008, to modernise the sector and make it more market-oriented.
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