03.09.2009
Egypt's GASC tightens wheat quality specifications
Egypt's main state wheat buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Wednesday it had tightened some quality specifications for its wheat purchases.
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Import and export of cheese decrease in H1 2009
The Ukrainian State Statistics Committee has informed that import of all kinds of cheese to Ukraine totalled 4,000 tons through January-June 2009, against 6,500 tons in the same period in 2008. Import in value declined from USD 25.3mn (EUR 17.79mn) to USD 14.8mn. Cheese export fell from 39,800 tons to 33,500 tons in volume, and from USD 213.1mn to USD 129.5mn in value.
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Major retail chains in H1 2009
The independent consulting group GT Partners Ukraine has assigned top 50 foodstuff retailers of Ukraine by the number of outlets.
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Net revenue of Astarta rises by 9% in H2
The agricultural holding Astarta secured a net profit of EUR 17.8mn in the second quarter of 2009. Consolidated revenue of the holding rose by 9.25% to EUR 24.8mn. Net revenue of Astarta amounted to EUR 46.4mn (up 8.9%).
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Landkom negotiates merger with strategic investor
Landkom International has reported the possible merge with an unnamed top Ukrainian agricultural company. Due diligence is being conducted. Landkom shareholders are to get less than 50% in the new company.
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As of Jan-Jul, agrarians raised grapes average sale price to UAH2,035 per MT
Within Jan-Jul 2009 all kinds property agricultural companies (except small-scale ones) sold grapes at average UAH2,035 per MT, up UAH78 per MT (+ 4%) against Jan-Jul 2008, reported State Statistics Committee.
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Within Jan-Jul agrarians boosted vegetables sales up 45.5%, to 223,325 MT
Within Jan-Jul 2009 agricultural companies have raised vegetables sales to 223,325 MT, up 69,811 MT (+ 45.5%) against Jan-Jul 2008, reported State Statistics Committee.
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09/02/2009 11:04 Belarus to export 100 thsd tonnes of milling rye
Belarus has the real possibility to supply nearly 100 thsd tonnes of milling rye and 25 thsd tonnes of 4-grade wheat on foreign markets, declared Vasiliy Sedin, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, the director of the department of bakery products, on September 1. Belarusian universal commodity exchange has already received 60 thsd tonnes of rye for trading operations.
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India buys 900,000 tonnes Brazilian raw sugar
India, the world's largest sugar importer, is estimated to have bought 900,000 tonnes of raw sugar from Brazil over the last three weeks, but the latest rally in New York has blunted its appetite, Jonathan Kingsman, head of the Kingsman brokerage, said on Monday.
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EU wheat slips
Wheat prices in major west European markets slipped in late trade as a fall in Chicago wheat and bearish sentiment about heavy supplies offset spillover support from surging soybean prices, traders said. Euronext operators remained bearish about wheat in view of a bumper harvest and uncertain export demand.
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