News with tag «grain»

Ukraine Exports 1.44 Million Tons of Grain in the New Harvest Season

Since the beginning of 2016/2017 marketing year (MY) (July 2016 – June 2017) up until July 22, Ukraine has exported 1.44 million tons of grain, informed by Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.

Ukraine Becomes Dominant Grain Supplier to Italy

In 2015, Italy increased import of Ukrainian wheat fourfold in comparison to 2014, according to Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation (UAC).

Ukraine Ships Flour to Libya

PJSC “State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine” (SFGCU) sent two ships to Libya (5,000 tons each) this year, as reported by Borys Prykhodko, Head of SFGCU.

Saudi Arabia – Ukraine’s Barley Top Consumer

Ukraine exported 156,300 tons of Barley this April, a double amount against that of March and 62% more against YOY (which was 96,600 tons).

Ukraine Increases Agrarian Export to EU by 15%

Operating revenues from exporting agrarian products to the EU reached USD 1.2 billion in January-March 2016, 15% more against YOY, as reported by Vladyslava Rutytska, the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, in her Facebook post.

Ukraine should become agricultural superpower – US Ambassador

“Ukraine owns more than a quarter of global black earth, and Ukrainian export has already shown 40% growth. But you must not leave it at that,” Ambassador Pyatt said.

Ukrainian grain export grows by 20%

Within the period from July through October 2015 Ukraine exported five million tons of wheat which exceeds YOY by 22%. This was reported by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

USDA improves Ukraine’s grain yield forecast

In its February report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) increased Ukraine’s grain production forecast in the 2015/2016 marketing year to 60.5 million tons, 0.3% more than in January.

Ukrainian wheat is in great demand in the EU

The European Commission issued an impressive weekly total of soft wheat import licenses to Ukraine within the 2016 tariff quota. The weekly license amounted to 41,516 tons.

Ukraine-Egypt trade volume in agriculture reached USD 941.9 million in 2015

The volume of agricultural trade between Ukraine and Egypt has amounted to USD 941.9 million for 11 months of 2015, as announced by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Oleksiy Pavlenko.

Ukraine’s Agrarian Fund develops international cooperation with Kuwait

Representatives of the Ukrainian PJSC Agrarian Fund International Cooperation Division held a meeting with the chairman of the Kuwaiti company Al Maousherji Group, Mr. Salah Mauosherzhi, on December 31, 2015.

Expanding geography of agrarian export - an important achievement for Ukraine in 2015

"2015 became a year of implementation of the Ukrainian agricultural export potential. As of today, Ukrainian farmers supply their products to over 190 countries around the world," said Oleksiy Pavlenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.

Ukraine increases grain exports by almost 20%

Since the beginning of the 2015/2016 marketing year (July 2015 – June 2016) Ukrainian farmers have exported 20 million tons of grain crops, 18% more than the previous year, Ukraine’s Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food reported.

Top-5 agricultural oblasts yield the best harvests in Ukraine

Ukraine is a unique country, in that all its oblasts are suitable for farming. However, five regions yield the best crops.

Ukraine becomes leading supplier of maize to China

In the first half of 2015, Ukraine became the largest exporter of maize to China, less than 3 years after it began exporting the grain to China. The two countries signed a supplying trade credit in 2012.

US-Ukraine business forum focuses on Ukraine’s farm sector

A US-Ukraine business forum took place in Washington on July 13, 2015, where Ukraine presented the investment potential of its agro-industrial sector.

Ukraine now exports more agricultural products to Africa

Ukraine’s agricultural sector is expanding quickly, accounting for nearly 20% of GDP and 37% of total export volumes, Ukraine’s Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Oleksiy Pavlenko told UKRINFORM.

Iraq needs no middlemen to import Ukrainian farm products

Iraq is eager to import grain, flour, sunflower oil and poultry directly from Ukraine, according to participants at the Ukrainian-Iraqi business forum. The forum took place on June 4 at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) headquarters in Kyiv.

Ag official says cost of sowing crops nearly doubled in Ukraine

The cost of sowing one hectare of cropland has nearly doubled, from US $90 to US $150-175, Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister for Agricultural Policy and Food Yaroslav Krasnopolskiy reports.

Ukraine’s wheat exports could enjoy a 10-year growth trend

Ukraine’s wheat exports are expected to grow in the next 10 years, particularly due to growing exports to sub-Saharan African states, as well as Southeast Asian countries. This offers considerable prospects for Ukrainian flour exporters, as most Asian countries have weak flour-milling industries.

Ukraine exports 16.4mn t grain so far in this marketing year

Ukraine has exported nearly 16.4 million tonnes of grain since the beginning of the 2013/2014 marketing year (June-July), according to the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food.

Jordan calls a tender for 100,000 tonnes of hard wheat

Jordan announced a tender for purchase of 100,000 tonnes of hard wheat in early November. According to the terms of the tender, the wheat is to be shipped to Jordan in April-May 2015.

Occupied Crimea sells food and feed grains to Middle East

Crimea is exporting food- and feed-grain to Saudi Arabia, Iraq and other countries in the Middle East through its seaports, reports Yuri Epanov, Deputy Director of the Russian Agricultural Oversight Office (Rosselkhoznadzor) for Crimea and Sevastopol.

Ukraine awaits EU ag product quota extension; exports up 32%

Ukraine has already filled almost all its quotas for agricultural products exported to the European Union while awaiting a decision of the European Parliament to extend unilateral trade preferences for these products, Ukraine’s Premier Arseniy Yatseniuk said.

Gov’t inspections hamper grains, oilseed exports from Ukraine

Most port and linear grain elevators are being subjected to endless checks by officials in Odesa and Odesa Oblast.

EBRD will lend US $60mn to build Odesa grain terminal

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will allocate a US $60mn credit to Brooklyn-Kiev Ltd to build a grain terminal with a total handling capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of grain per year at Odesa Port.

DNR terrorists hamper the transit of grain for export

Ukrainian farmers are experiencing difficulties with shipping of grain from the territory controlled by Russian-sponsored militants, who are demanding money for any transit. Harvesting in Ukraine’s eastern regions is being hampered by the ongoing conflict.

EU cuts tariffs on 84% of Ukraine’s agricultural products

The European Union has lifted custom duties on 95% of Ukraine's industrial products and 84% of its agricultural products, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Pavlo Sheremeta reported during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada.

Ukraine’s agronomists anticipate record grain yields

According to forecasts from Ukraine’s agrometeorologists, the country’s total grain harvest could reach 63 million tonnes in 2014, a record yield for independent Ukraine, Hydrometeorological Center Director Mykola Kulbida reported at a briefing on July 7.

Ukraine looks for new markets for its agricultural products

As it loses Russian markets, Ukrainian agribusiness is forced to search for alternatives, Vitaliy Sabliuk, Ukraine’s Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food’s Director of the Department for Economic Development of Agricultural Markets told a meeting of the National Press Club on Agriculture and Land Affairs.

EBRD has US $40mn for Ukraine farm sector via NEPF

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it plans to allocate a US $40mn credit to the New Europe Property Fund LP (NEPF), run by NCH Capital Inc. to improve the effectiveness of its projects in Ukraine’s farm sector.

EU Parliament oks temporary tariff cuts on Ukrainian imports

On March 11, the European Parliamentary Committee on International Trade supported temporary tariff cuts on Ukrainian imports to the European Union. The Committee is expected to vote on the resolution on April. The move was initiated by Polish MEP Pawel Zalewski.

IGC growth outlook for Ukraine’s exports remains positive

The International Grains Council (IGC) raised its growth outlook for Ukraine’s export volumes in the current marketing year, July 2013-June 2014, by 100,000 tonnes, up to 32mn t, the Council’s March report read.

Ukraine will ship up to 32mn tonnes of grain globally in 2014

In the current year, Ukraine will export up to 32mn tonnes of grain, making it the world’s second largest exporter of wheat after the United States, said Volodymyr Klymenko, President of Ukrainian Grain Association, during his speech at the First International Ukrainian Wheat to the World! Conference, which took place in Hong Kong on March 2-4.

Ukraine exported US $15.4bn worth of agricultural products

Over January-November 2013, Ukraine sold most of its agricultural output, worth over US $5.3bn and US $4.0bn, to Asia and the European Union, Ukraine’s Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Mykola Prysiazhniuk reports. At the same time, CIS countries imported up to 3.4bn worth of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Ukraine holds own against US and EU in harvest yields

Ukraine is just as good as EU countries and the US in terms of harvest size, President Viktor Yanukovych said during a speech at a Farmers’ Day celebration on November 17.

Ag Ministry says Ukraine’s grain yields jumped 42% in 2013

In 2013, Ukraine’s average grain yield leaped by 42% in comparison with 2012, Ukraine’s Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Mykola Prysiazhniuk said at a press briefing organized on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting.

How the Association Agreement will affect Ukraine’s grain growers

If Ukraine signs the Association Agreement with the European Union, domestic grain growers will be able to consolidate their presence on the European market. This would stimulate a new round of growth in Ukraine’s grain industry through access to cheaper loans and high-tech equipment, says Oleksandr Odosiy, Director of Derzhzovnishinform, a state enterprise and think-tank that monitors international commodity markets.

Ukraine grain exports are expected to be 2nd after US

Ukraine is expected to take second place in the world for total grain exports, following the US, in the current marketing year. According to Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Mykola Prysiazhniuk, the country will likely be 3rd in trading corn, 4th in trading barley and 6th in trading wheat.

Ukraine holds leading position in global grain markets

Ukraine continues to hold a leading position in grain production and has 9.2% of the global grain market. With increasing demand in foreign markets, Ukraine can expect to continue expanding its presence in this sector. In response, the Government plans to keep expanding cooperation with both domestic and foreign market players, Ukraine’s Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Mykola Prysiazhniuk announced.

Ukraine and Qatar talk up expanding grain delivery infrastructure

On May 10, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysiazhniuk was in Qatar on a state visit with a delegation headed by Vice Premier Kostiantyn Hryshchenko.

Ukraine Will Export 20-21 Million Tons of Grain

Ukraine will be able to export 20-21 million tons of grain this marketing year, said the Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhnyuk. This amount, he said, was based on 10 million tons of carry-over stock of grain from last year and this year’s forecasted crop of 45 – 46 million tons.

Saudi Arabia could become a permanent importer of Ukrainian barley

Ukraine offered Saudi Arabia a long-term plan for cooperation in agriculture, in particular, for the purchase of barley.

Ukraine will harvest up to 40 million tons of grain by the end of September

As of September 23 Ukraine harvested 37.627 million tons of grain and leguminous crops from an area of 12 million hectares, which amounts to 78% of the target.

Ukraine completes the harvesting campaign of early grains

As of August 12, 2011, Ukraine harvested early grains and leguminous crops throughout the areas of 11 mln ha, which totaled 97% of the area, and produced 33.3 mln tonnes of grains with the average yield of 30.4 c/ha.

Ukraine Offers United Nations to Create World Grain Reserve

Ukraine initiates the creation of the world’s grain reserve under the auspices of the United Nations. It would take on the responsibility to form the reserve of 10 to 12 mln tons of grain, preserve it and make grain interventions on the market.

Ukraine has harvested 5.6 million tons of grain

As of July 11 Ukraine harvested 5.6 million tons of grain. This was announced by director of department of crop markets and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Alexander Demidov.

Global grain exchanges may come to Ukraine

Ukraine expects branches of the Chicago or European grain exchanges to open offices here next year, says Agricultural Policy Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk.

Qatar wants to buy Ukrainian farmland to grow grain

Qatar is holding talks with the Governments of Argentina and Ukraine about buying farmland to grow cereals.

Experts say grain purchase prices will be low

Experts are forecasting low grain purchasing prices at the beginning of the new marketing year (MY, July 2010 – June 2011).

A single state grain operator to be established in Ukraine

Premier Yulia Tymoshenko announced that DAK Khlib Ukrainy and Agrofund would be merged to form a single state grain operator.

Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan talks on grain pool continue

Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine might form a three-way grain pool.

Wheat and barley prices take a tumble

The price of grain on Ukraine’s markets fell due to trends on world grain markets

Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia discuss three-way grain pool

How Ukraine’s Government handles the formation of a kind of “grain OPEC” will be a test of its readiness to defend the interests of domestic business

Ukraine’s Government gives Agrarian Fund green light to sell grain from state reserves

The Agrarian Fund of Ukraine sells grain from the 2006–2008 harvests

VR changes law on grain and grain market

The Verkhovna Rada changed the Law “On grain and the grain market”

Ukraine offers the European Union its grain

The Government of Ukraine has turned to the European Union with a request to drop its restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain

For grain traders the process of Value Added Tax return will become expedited

The Cabinet of Ministers will expedite the return of VAT for grain traders with the reference to a contract copy about grain purchase directly from agricultural producers at a minimum price and more.

Jordan Buys 100,000 Tons of Wheat from Nibulon

Jordan purchased 100,000 tons of grain of Ukrainian and Kazakh origin from Nibulon at the price of USD 396 per ton.

Ukraine Gathers First Million Tons of Grain

The first million tons of grain has been harvested in Ukraine.

Yuschenko: Ukraine Should Strengthen Its Positions On The Grain Market

According to the President Viktor Yuschenko, Ukraine is planning to increase its grain harvest up to 50 million tons within a year or two through the new policies in the agricultural sector.