Agrarian news
19.10.2009
FAO: 70% more food needed in the future
Food production will have to increase by 70% over the next 40 years to feed the world's growing population, the United Nations food agency predicts.
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Railroad transportation of grain totals 13mn tons in nine months
Grain transportation by railroad in Ukraine totaled 13.184mn tons in January - September 2009, according to Ukrzalznytsya press service, 39% up y/y. The cereals transported were mainly wheat, barley, corn, rape and sunflower seed.
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Production of spirit in January - September decreases by 5%
According to the corporation Ukrspirt, production of ethanol in Ukraine amounted to 180mn litres in January - September 2009 (down 4.9% year-on-year).
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Ukraine bans sheep, goat imports from Bulgaria
The State Veterinary Medicine Committee of Ukraine has forbidden the import of sheep and goats, as well as their processing products, from Bulgaria, the press service of the committee reported.
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Ukraine cuts down export, import of fertilizers
Over January-August 2009, Ukraine cut down export of fertilizers by 62.3% to USD 544,075 million against the same period of 2008.
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USDA increases monthly forecast for Ukraine 2009 grain harvest
The United States Department of Agriculture has forecast the 2009 grain harvest in Ukraine at 42.95 million tons and grain exports in the 2009/2010 marketing year (July 2009 – June 2010) at 17.05 million tons, which is 500,000 tons up on the forecast it made a month ago.
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Kazakhstan requests Iran to speed up construction of railway Uzen - Gorgan
Kazakhstan has requested Iran to speed up construction of the railway Uzen - Gyzylgaya - Bereket - Etrek - Gorgan. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, informed in Beijing during the meeting with First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, on Wednesday, the agency reports citing the prime minister's press service.
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Poland. Low-quality grain to be used in energy production
The Economy Ministry has prepared an amendment to the decree on the matter of energy and heat obtained from renewable sources.
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Big supply, weak demand weighing on sun oil in Europe
Ample supply and weak demand are weighing on sun oil prices in Europe but some market experts say output is likely to shrink going forward, which should lend support to the market. While sun oil is usually the most expensive of the liquid oils, it has traded at a discount to soybean and rapeseed oil for several months as large stocks have met with thin demand.
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