07.07.2009
U.S. USDA's export credit for grain surpasses $5 billion
On June 24 and July 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an additional $1.05 billion for GSM-102 export credit guarantees for the 2009 fiscal year, bringing this year's total allocations to $5.375 billion, according to the U.S. Grains Council (USGC)
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Russian grain prices down
Russian grain prices fell more last week on as expected healthy harvests elsewhere kept international demand low, analysts said on Monday. "Exporters are concerned about low demand on the part of importing nations, which this season are expecting large wheat crops," the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) said.
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Ukraine harvests 4.375 million tons of grain as of July 6
Ukraine harvested 4.375 million tons of grain as of July 6, UKRINFORM reported, referring to the Agriculture Ministry.
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Cargo turnover of Illichivsk port decreases 12.5% in H1 2009
Sea Commercial Port of Illichivsk reduces its freight turnover 12.5%, to 8.273mn tons in H1 2009, against the same period in 2008. Transshipment of automotive equipment and containers fell 82.7% and 67.7% respectively.
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Iraqi port unloading 202,000 tonnes of wheat
Iraq's Umm Qasr port is currently taking delivery of 202,000 tonnes of Australian, German and Russian hard wheat that were purchased this year, shipping sources said on Monday. The port, the entry point for most of the country's bulk commodity imports, was also expecting, by the end of July.
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Constitutional Court brings back import duty
Constitutional Court of Ukraine has ruled the Cabinet of Ministers' decision to cancel additional ustom duty of 13% on imported goods except cars and refrigerators illegal.
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Ukraine's GDP in January-March 2009 falls by 20.3 percent
Ukraine's GDP in January to March 2009 fell by 20.3% year-on-year, according to a statement on the State Statistics Committee's official Web site.
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Ukraine harvests almost 1.5 m tonnes of grain as of June 30
Ukraine had harvested 1.459 million tonnes of early grain and grain legumes as of June 30 from an area of 0.6 million hectares (5% of the planted area), the Agriculture Ministry's press service has reported.
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Ukrain's grain imports down 1.1% in May
In May 2009, grain imports went down by 1.1% y/y to 11,510 tons for USD 9.09mn.
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Jordan buys 100,000 tonnes of Ukrainian barley
Jordan bought 100,000 tonnes of Ukrainian barley from Nibulon at $168 a tonne C&F, a grain official said on Tuesday. The supplier will deliver two 50,000 tonne cargoes with the first shipment in the first half of August and second in the first half of September, the grain official said, adding this was due to a need to schedule other grain vessel arrivals.
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