Agrarian news
11.06.2014
Ukraine and Russia repeatedly fail to agree on gas
Ukraine and Russia once again failed to agree on the terms of natural gas supply, and Kyiv continues to insist on determining a fair market price.
more06.06.2014
FAO: Food prices drop for second consecutive month in May
Food importing countries received «good news» in May as international food prices went down slightly for the second consecutive month according to the UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), UN Radio reports.
more05.06.2014
Titan Machinery losses soar as ag slowdown bites
Titan Machinery unveiled a 10-fold rise in losses as it swallowed the costs of staff losses besides of weaker margins in farm equipment sales, and a setback to its Ukraine operations too from the country's political crisis.
more05.06.2014
Russian drought mirrors previous wheat failure years, warns analyst
Excessive dryness continues to be a concern for crops in the Volga Valley region of Russia and western parts of Kazakhstan, fuelling concerns that the wheat crop there could fall short of expectations.
more05.06.2014
Ukraine and Estonia ink action plan on enhanced cooperation in agrarian sector
On June 4, in the framework of the XXV² International agroindustrial exhibition AGRO-2014 the Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Ihor Shvaika met with Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Estonia Ivari Padar, Government Portal reports.
more28.05.2014
Fonterra braces farmers for slide in milk prices
Fonterra underlined the retreat in dairy markets by forecasting a 17% drop the price it pays farmers for milk next season, citing a "rebalancing" which has reduced the squeeze on supplies.
more22.05.2014
Ukrainian grain export reaches 32 million tonnes
Ukraine exported 32 million tonnes of crops in 2013-2014 marketing year (MY). The press service of the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry informs.
more21.05.2014
FAO: More people than ever before rely on fisheries and aquaculture for food
Presently more people than ever before are relying on fisheries and aquaculture for food and as a source of income, UN Radio says referring to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) recent report.
more20.05.2014
Ukrainian May 19 grains export totaled 30,747.000 MT
As of May 19, Ukrainian grains export totaled 30,747.000 MT (incl. wheat - 8,832.000 MT; maize - 19,269.000 MT; barley - 2,297.000 MT; others grains - 349,000 MT), Government Portal reports referring to the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food operative data.
more16.05.2014
Ukraine prepares to lift embargo for Polish meat
Ukraine will be ready to take a decision on raising an embargo for import of Polish meat by results of an audit.
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