Agrarian news
03.11.2009
Global flour exports near 200 million cwts
The record pace of world flour exports stepped up in the last months of 2008-09 to reach a new high, the International Grains Council (IGC) said in its latest Grain Market Report released Oct. 30.
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EU Pig Prices: Inconsistency Throughout Europe
This week, inconsistent trends are prevailing on the European slaughter pig market.
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Nearly 25% of Ukraine grain in 'poor' health
Nearly one-quarter of Ukraine's winter grain crop is in poor condition, following a dry period that US officials have termed "alarmingly unfavourable".
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Kernel Group receives 50% of revenue from crops' sales
Kernel Group received most of its revenue (USD 583,1mn) in 2008/2009 marketing year fro, sales of crops. The revenue from sales of bulk sunflower oil amounted to USD 256.9mn, of bottled oil to USD 122mn.
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Grain export expected to reach 9 million tons
The amount of grain exported in the first four months of the 2009/2010 marketing year will reach nine million tons, according to the press service of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation.
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Asian sugar: Thai raws barely moved; Brazilians sold at discount
The discount for Thai raw sugar hardly moved despite a drop in New York futures, dealers said on Thursday, reflecting a slow trade in Asia and ample supplies in main consumer India. Thailand's high-quality or hi-pol raw sugar was offered at a discount of 35 to 40 points to New York's March contract, unchanged from last week. March raws fell 0.72 cent to finish at 21.93 cents per pounds on Wednesday.
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On sales of beer in different packaging in 2009
According to market operators, in January-September 2009, retail sales of beer in Ukraine shrank by 20-25% in volume. Before the autumn, sales fell only in volume. In the autumn, the market started to decline in value (down 4-5%).
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Macroeconomic situation stabilizing in Ukraine, says IMF
The macroeconomic situation is stabilizing in Ukraine, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Ukraine Max Alier said at an annual conference organized by Fitch Ratings.
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Indonesia palm trades
In Indonesia, the state marketing centre, based in Jakarta, sold 5,500 tonnes of palm oil at a top price of 6,547 rupiah ($0.686) per kg, against 6,519 rupiah per kg on Thursday.
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Australia. AWB raising lets down grain growers
We've seen some dreadful capital raisings for small investors over the past year but when 241 million new shares in wheat giant AWB start trading today it will go down as one of the worst.
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