Agrarian news
02.03.2010
GDP down by 15% in 2009
In 2009, the real gross domestic product decreased by 15% over 2008.
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China allocates 28.6b yuan to support farmers
China's central government has allocated 28.6 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) to support farmers, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement Monday.
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EC rate subsidy harms farmers: Burke
Moves to withdraw interest rate assistance from drought-stricken farmers shows the federal government is out of touch with rural Australia, opposition agriculture spokesman John Cobb says. Agriculture Minister Tony Burke on Tuesday said the Exceptional Circumstance Interest Rate Subsidy (ECIRS) payments would not be part of the government's future drought policy.
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Ukrainian hydrometeorological center forecasts resowing of 13% of winter crops areas
Ukrainian hydrometeorological center forecasts the resowing of nearly 1 mln ha, or 13%of winter crops sowing areas, declared Tatyana Adamanko, the head of the agricultural meteorology department of Ukrainian hydrometeorological center.
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Operational Improvements and Favorable Market Conditions Bode Well for Tyson
Speaking at the J. P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference today, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) Chief Financial Officer Dennis Leatherby said Tyson has made significant progress in its day-to-day operations and is committed to improving its competitive position.
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Landkom targeting break-even in 2010
Ukrainian farming company is targeting positive earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation in 2010 despite posting heavy losses in 2009.
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25% of vineyards frozen in Ukraine
About 25% of vineyards in Ukraine's all wine-growing regions have the signs of thermal damage, said director of the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Ukraine (AWWU) Seriy Petrenko.
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Sugar retains 'very bullish' market dynamics
The case for investors to buy into sugar remains "fairly intact" despite this week's sell-off, which paid little heed to the crop's supply and demand fundamentals, Fortis Nederland has said.
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Russia to boost wheat output by 32%
Russian Grain Union Chairman Arkady Zlochevsky said in an interview that Russia, the world's third-largest wheat exporter, plans to increase its exports by 32 percent over the next five years, Bloomberg reported.
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State Treasury unblocks transfer of subsidies to meat and milk producers
The State Treasury of Ukraine has unblocked the transfer of subsidies to meat and milk producers, the Agriculture Ministry has reported, citing the director of the ministry's department of finance, Hryhoriy Zub.
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