Ukraine: Corn starch production increased by 40%

Corn starch production continues to increase in Ukraine. During first three month of 2016 Ukraine produced 14.36 KMT of corn starch, which is 39% more than over the same period of last year – 10.34 KMT. Along with this corn starch exports increase even faster. Over the first half of the season (October-March) Ukraine exported…

Russia can resume agricultural import from Turkey

However, the ministry didn’t specify the time of resuming the import of Turkish agricultural products to Russia. Ankara and Moscow discussed this issue Apr.27 during the visit of a delegation from Turkey’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock to Russia. Relations between Russia and Turkey deteriorated after the incident with Russian SU-24 bomber. Following the…

Russia becomes global leader of wheat export – agriculture minister

Russia has become the global leader of wheat export and outrun Canada and the United States, Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev said on Thursday. Russia will export about 25 mln tonnes of wheat in this agricultural year, the Minister added. “The wheat export figure [is] about 25 mln tonnes. We have become the global leaders…

Belarus plans to increase milk production by 2020

Belarus plans to increase its milk production to 9.6 million tonnes by 2020, by 33% as against 2015, Belarus First Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Marinich told media on 28 April. Leonid Marinich is attending the second export to discuss forum Dairy Belarus, BelTA has learned. This year there are plans to increase the…

Ukraine: Sunflower oil production lags behind the last season’s pace

In March 2016 large and medium-sized enterprises of Ukraine produced 346 KMT of sunflower oil compared to 339 KMT in Feb-ruary 2016 and 341 KMT in March 2015. Since the beginning of the current season Ukraine produced 2389 KMT of sunflower oil which is 1.8% less than over the same period last season. Estimating the…