Agrarian news
08.04.2010
Unilever's Europe-wide palm oil covered sustainably
This is part of Unilever’s overall commitment to buy all its palm oil from certified sustainable sources by 2015. GreenPalm is a certificate trading programme, endorsed by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which is designed to tackle the environmental and social problems created by the production of palm oil.
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Ukraine: in February 2010, Illichevsk seaport increased vegetable oils shipment by 76.8%
In February 2010, the state enterprise Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk (Odessa oblast, Ukraine) increased shipment volumes of vegetable oils by 76.8% compared to the same period of 2009, declared the press-cutting service of the company.
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US to plant more corn
THE US Department of Agriculture last week released its March planting intentions report, a survey of more than 86,000 farmers.
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Ukraine lowered usage of mineral fertilizers
In 2009, Ukraine decreased volumes of application of mineral fertilizers by 16% compared to 2008, and therefore broke the positive tendency of increasing of usage of mineral fertilizers volumes, which dominated on the market beginning from 2000, declared the association Ukrainian club of agrarian business on March 31.
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Ukraine 'holds key' to EU rapeseed price
Ukraine holds the key to further rises in rapeseed prices, which closed in Paris at their highest for nearly 10 months, a leading analytical group has said in a report cutting its estimate for the country's production.
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Cooperation with Kazakhstan a priority for Ukraine - President
Cooperation with Kazakhstan is one of the priorities of Ukraine's foreign policy in Eurasia, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said at a press conference in Astana on April 7, the presidential press service has reported.
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Ukraine. Winter crop conditions.
The winter crops vegetation renewed in most regions between March 21 and 31. In the South the growth renewed even earlier than end March.
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Problem with debt repayment in VAT refund to exporters
The accumulated debt in VAT refund couldn't be payed to exporters by the current government in "cold cash," reported Anatoliy Bliznyuk, Head of Donetsk Administrative Office on the press-conference in Donetsk on April, 6.
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Ukraine's Avangard Announces IPO
Ukraine's biggest egg producer Avangard has announced a stock-market float in London, becoming the first firm from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to call for a IPO in the UK this year.
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Ukraine. Maize exports decreased by 10% in March
In March 2010 maize exports approximated 500.2 KMT in comparison with 555.5 KMT in February. The maize exports from Ukraine are lower than in March 2009 when it was shipped 1009.2 KMT of maize. Total Maize exports in the current season (July 09-March 10) reached 4 205.8 KMT.
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