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…
In 2015/16 MY, the exports of wheat and corn from the Russian Federation will break a record, declared the Director of consulting company ProZerno, Vladimir Petrychenko during the meeting-discussion “Harvest-2016: market of crop protection products and seeds in Russia” on April 26. In particular, the export potential of wheat in the current MY totals 24.45…
The majority of red caviar sold in Russian food stores does not comply with basic hygiene regulations, the TASS news agency reported Monday. Experts from Russian standards watchdog Roskachestvo found that 13 out of 23 samples inspected were produced in conditions that did not conform to sanitary regulations, said deputy Chairman of Roskachestvo Yekaterina Saratseva.…
Public joint-stock company Kyivkhlib, a large bread producer in Kyiv, seeks to export its cakes to the United States and Canada. According to a company report, the company in 2015 exported crackers, round cracknels and confectionary products to Germany, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Kyivkhlib last year designed 29 new products: 20…
Despite the fact that several economic and weather factors contribute to further reduction of the general grain production in Ukraine, in 2016/17 MY the country will continue keeping the export potential of the reporting agrarian market segment at rather high level. According to APK-Inform analysts, in 2016 the general harvest of grains and pulses in…
In the 2016/17 season rapeseed production is not expected to be record high for several reasons: winter rapeseed acreage decreased in Ukraine; winter rapeseed losses are high this year. As a result, rapeseed production is likely to reach 1.2-1.5 MMT. No doubt, the reduction of harvest will have an impact on exports and domestic crushing,…
Public joint-stock company Kyivkhlib, a large bread producer in Kyiv, seeks to export its cakes to the United States and Canada. According to a company report, the company in 2015 exported crackers, round cracknels and confectionary products to Germany, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Kyivkhlib last year designed 29 new products: 20…
As of April 14, Crimean agrarians planted early spring grains throughout 86.5 thsd ha, or 100.8% of the plan, declared the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. According to the polling by APK-Inform experts, agricultural producers were somewhat concerned about the condition of spring grain sprouts. Agrarians noted that in some raions, spring crops were thinned…
On May 12 in the village Svershkovtsy (Chemerivtsi district, Khmelnytsky region) the III National Day of the Garden will take place. This annual Day of the Garden, organized by the Ukrainian Agrarian Council together with agro-consulting company Dikun, with the support of the Food Export Council, will bring together more than 200 participants who will…
In 2015/16 MY, Russia to reach the absolute record in grain exports, supplying nearly 34.5 mln tonnes of the commodities on foreign markets, declared the President of Russian Grain Union, Arkadiy Zlochevskiy on April 22. In particular, wheat will form 24.4 mln tonnes in the structure of grain exports, and the share of corn will…
In 2015/16 MY, Russia to reach the absolute record in grain exports, supplying nearly 34.5 mln tonnes of the commodities on foreign markets, declared the President of Russian Grain Union, Arkadiy Zlochevskiy on April 22. In particular, wheat will form 24.4 mln tonnes in the structure of grain exports, and the share of corn will…
Agrarians of 5 oblasts of Kazakhstan planted spring grains throughout the areas of 362.2 thsd ha, or 14.2% of the plan, reported the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on April 22. In addition, 3 oblasts planted corn for grain throughout 5.1 thsd ha (3.75%). Also, 4 oblasts planted oilseeds throughout 164.7 thsd ha (18.2%). (apk-inform.com)
