Agrarian news
13.08.2009
Most U.S. areas keep share of flour production total
Most major regions of the U.S. in the first half of 2009 maintained their past shares of the nation’s flour production with the notable exception of the Midwest, according to the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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Inflation Moves Down in Ukraine
On 11 August 2009 was announced, that Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.1%, m/m in July.
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Agriculture ministry predicts this year's sugar output at 1.5 million tons
The Ukrainian Agriculture Ministry has forecast that farmers will harvest 12 million tons of sugar beets and produce 1.5 million tons of sugar this year, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ivan Demchak has said.
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Ukraine to Encourage Agrarians to Use Up-to-Date Equipment
The Govt backs production of modern agricultural equipment and is to encourage agrarians to use it. The Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced in the course of visit of agrarian enterprise Rise-Maxymko in Lokhvytsky area of Poltava region.
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Russia: trading volumes of deliverable futures for wheat in National commodity exchange reached the highest rate in July 2009
In July 2009, the trading volumes of deliverable futures for wheat in the National commodity exchange, constituent of the group of Moscow Interbank currency exchange, totaled 12892 contracts (over 800 thsd tonnes of the grain) at the sum of 3.94 bln RUR, declared the news release of the commodity exchange on August 3.
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Ukraine: Mariupol sea port increased grain shipment by nearly 3 times
During January-July of 2009, the state enterprise "Mariupol sea trading port" (Ukraine, Donetsk oblast) decreased shipment of cargo volumes by 28.8% compared to the same period of 2008 - to 6.75 mln tonnes, declared the press-cutting service of the port.
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Government planning to return to selective VAT refunds to grain exporters
The government plans to return to the scheme of selective VAT refunds to grain traders, promising to repay its debt in exchange for their grain purchases from peasants for prices not lower than the government-set minimum ones.
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Australian watchdog pushes for improved port access
Australia's competition watchdog has rejected proposals from three grain port operators who were asked to improve access for grain exports.
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Ukraine’s total crop of grains, pulses and groats will amount to nearly 41.3 MMT this year, the Hydr
In Ukraine, the total production of grains, pulses and groats will amount to nearly 41.3 MMT in 2009. This forecast was announced by Anatoliy Prokopenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.
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President cuts ribbon at the new oil works in Illichivsk
Within the framework of his working visit to Odesa region President Victor Yushchenko took part in the opening of the new oil and fat production combine in Illichivsk.
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