News From Agro-Industrial Complex

18.11.2009 15:15

Ukraine: grain sowing to total nearly 16 mln ha

18.11.2009 15:15

According to prognostic data from regions, as of November 12, grain sowings in Ukraine for the harvest-2010 are expected at the level of 15.9 mln ha, which corresponds to the indices of the current year, declared Yuri Melnik, the Minister of Agrarian Policy. Winter grain sowings will occupy 8.1 mln ha, spring – 7.8 mln ha.

18.11.2009 11:05

Ukraine harvested 44.26 mln tonnes of grains and leguminous plants as of November 2

18.11.2009 11:05

According to the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine, as of November 2, 2009, agricultural economies of all varieties harvested 44.26 mln tonnes of grains and leguminous plants (including maize) in bunker weight, a decrease of 11.9% compared to the same date of 2008.

18.11.2009 10:13

Ukraine Nov 1 Grain Stocks 9% Down On Year At 22.4 Mln Tons

18.11.2009 10:13

Grain stocks in Ukraine on Nov. 1 totaled 22.4 million metric tons, 9% less than on Nov. 1 2008, the state statistics committee reported Tuesday. The stocks included 11.1 million tons of wheat, 5.3 million tons of barley, 3.6 million tons of corn and 800,000 tons of rye.

17.11.2009 10:51

Ukraine said to have the worst track record in the world regarding vat tax refund payments

17.11.2009 10:51

The government of Ukraine is once again holding back the payment of huge sums of value-added tax refunds, for long periods of time, owed to grain exporters and other private companies. Ukraine is reported by many private companies to have the worst track record of any country in the world regarding vat tax refund payments, according to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC).

16.11.2009 17:00

Authoritative agency F.O. Licht increased the forecast of grain production in the world in 2009/10 MY

16.11.2009 17:00

In own November report, the authoritative agency F.O. Licht (Germany) again increased the forecast of the world production of three main grains (wheat, maize and barley) in 2009/10 MY. At the same time, according to Keith Flury, the leading grain expert of the agency, in the current season grain production volumes will not become a little lower compared to the level of 2008/09 MY.

16.11.2009 14:39

Innovative technologies provide the competitive advantage!

16.11.2009 14:39

It is not a secret that using of innovative process solutions in the fat-and-oil industry provides the undisputed competitive advantage. To date, in the terms of severe competitive struggle on both the domestic and foreign markets, only those companies, which promptly introduce advanced technical and technological concepts, have the best qualitative parameters of own products and the least prime cost of own commodities.

16.11.2009 14:26

Grain export potential of Russia totals 21.3 mln tonnes

16.11.2009 14:26

According to estimations of analysts of APK-Inform Agency, in 2009/10 MY, grain export volumes from Russia will decrease by 1.5 mln tonnes compared to 2008/09 MY, and reach the level of 21.3 mln tonnes. The situation the Russian and world markets of grains, and observed tendency of the reduction of grain export shipment during the first four months of the current MY confirm the forecast. In July-October period of 2009, supplies of Russian grains on the world market reduced by 9% compared to the same period of the previous year and totaled 8.2 mln tonnes as opposed to 9.03 mln tonnes in July-October of 2008.

13.11.2009 10:45

Ukraine produced record volumes of sunflower oil

13.11.2009 10:45

The growth of processing capacities, and the high demand of importers caused the essential increase of production volumes of sunflower oil in the new season.

To date, our agency estimates the potential of sunflower oil production in 2009/10 MY at the level of 2.6 mln tonnes as opposed to 2.7 mln tonnes in 2008/09 MY.

13.11.2009 10:20

Ukrainian grain market lowered by one third

13.11.2009 10:20

According to estimations of APK-Inform experts, in 2009/10 MY, the export potential of grains and leguminous plants from Ukraine totals 16.8 mln tonnes, down 33% compared to the export volumes in 2008/09 MY. Despite the decrease of export volumes, the mentioned volume is rather large-scale, and exceeds the average annual indices of the previous seasons (except of 2008/09 MY).

10.11.2009 13:35

Agrarian Fund of Ukraine stocks 2.4 mln tonnes of grains

10.11.2009 13:35

The Agrarian Fund of Ukraine stocks 2.4 mln tonnes of grains, including the volumes given to agrarians as collateral for receiving of budget lend, declared Yuri Lusan, the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, on November 6. Such grain volumes will completely cover realization of interventions during the whole marketing year.


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