29.10.2009
Sintal Agriculture raises USD 13mn through placement of shares
The agricultural holding Sintal Agriculture has raised USD 13mn (EUR 8.75mn) through placement of shares accounting for 17.2% of the charter capital. The placement price stood at USD 2.28 per depositary receipt, which corresponds to the company's capitalization of USD 75mn. The paper of Sintal will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. New investors bought the majority of depositary receipts. As a result, aggregate share of foreign investors in the holding's capital exceeded 35%.
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Landkom International abandons plans to merge
The Ukrainian company Landkom International specializing in the production of oil-bearing and grain crops has abandoned its plans to merge with one of large operators of the agricultural market.
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Cheese and spread production down in nine months
According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-September 2009, production of fatty cheese in Ukraine fell by 3.5% year-over-year, to 183,600 tons.
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Sugar production up 73% in nine months
In January-September 2009, Ukrainian sugar plants produced 161,000 tons of granulated sugar from beet raw sugar.
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Philippine feedmillers buy Ukrainian feed wheat
A GROUP of Philippine feed-millers bought a total of 133,000 metric tons of feedwheat, mostly from the Ukraine, at $210 per MT, cost and freight, an industry official said on Monday.
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EBRD continues support for Ukrainian infrastructure
$27 million loan facility to finance container and logistics service centre in Odessa
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Russia: Tuapse sea port processed 400 thsd tonnes of grains
During nine months of 2009, OJSC Tuapse sea trading port (Russia) processed 13.8 mln tonnes of cargoes, a decrease of 6% compared to the same index of the previous year, declared the media-department of the port on October 15.
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Ukraine sowed winter grains throughout 7.6 mln ha
As of October 23 of the current year, Ukraine sowed winter grains throughout 7.6 mln ha (97% from the forecasted areas), which nearly corresponds to the previous year level, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.
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Biogas plant planned for construction in Donetsk region
An order for an unusual project was made by the joint stock company Ekoprod, one of the largest agricultural enterprises in Donetsk region.
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Corn, Soybeans Climb as Dollar Rally Halts, Increasing Demand
Corn rallied, rebounding from the largest decline since June, and soybeans rose as a weakening dollar boosted the demand outlook for supplies from the U.S., the world’s biggest producer of the crops.
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