8.853mn tons of grain transported by railways in H1 2009

Crisis not impacted villages in Kazakhstan

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, during the meeting on realization of the anti-recessionary measures with participation of the head of the state stated the economic crisis has not had any impact on villages, "Kazakhstan Today" agency reports.

Crop freight tariffs to remain flat against 2008

According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, tariffs for crop cargo freight and handling in ports will remain unchanged.

Gasoline grows in price by 10-12 kopecks over a week

Gasoline prices in the retail sector of the Ukrainian market grew by 1.6-2.1% June 30 through July 7, UKRINFORM reported, referring to UPECO Company

Brazilian Beef Exports Begin to Fall

Brazils beef exports continue their decline, with January through May export volumes down nearly 17 per cent to 436,525 MT compared to last years small volume (down 37 per cent compared to 2007).

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.