The European Commission Monday approved a genetically modified corn variety developed by Syngenta AG (SYT) for import in food and animal feed.
Late harvesting is the reason for the extension, said Lance Honig, chief of the crops branch for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. “Quite frankly, with the harvest running as far behind as it is, we just felt like we wanted to continue that report until we get a lot closer to the actual completion of harvest,” Honig told Dow Jones Newswires.
During January-October of 2009, the volumes of agriculture products output (in comparable prices) in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine) in agricultural economies of all varieties increased by 6% compared to the same period of 2008, at the same time, agricultural enterprises reduced the index by 1.4%, economies of the population – increased by 14%, declared the Main department of statistics of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
In April 2009 the Supreme Court of Ukraine (SCU) along with the Council of Judges of Ukraine (CJU) looked into functioning of one of the sub-systems of the court system of Ukraine, namely into the work of administrative courts.
Wheat jumped as much as 1.9 percent and soybeans gained as the dollar declined after the United Arab Emirates’ central bank eased credit, boosting optimism the impact of Dubai World’s possible default may be limited.
With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children.
Egypt’s state-owned wheat buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, or GASC, said Wednesday it bought 300,000 metric tons of Russian and French wheat on a free-on-board basis.
Canada’s grain harvest accelerated last week as warm, dry weather in the western prairies let farmers finish collecting grain, the Canadian Wheat Board said.
As of November 2, 2009, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine) harvested 1.72 thsd tonnes of grains in bunker weight, a decrease of 3.6% compared to the same date of the previous year, declared the Main department of statistics of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
According to the data of the Bank of Russia, during January-September of 2009, the foreign trade turnover of Russia totaled 339.8 bln USD (57.4% to January-September of 2008), including exports – 208.2 bln USD (55.7%), imports – 131.5 bln USD (60.2%).