Agrarian news
13.05.2009
Ukrzaliznytsia Apr goods loading down 32%
As of this year Apr, Ukrainian Railway Transport State Administration Ukrzaliznytsia has loaded 96.2% total planned goods, reported Ukrzaliznytsia press-service.
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VR will examine food articles GMO labeling draft Law
Andriy Pavlovskiy, Yuliya Tymoshenko Block faction people deputy, has submitted draft Law ¹ 4437 (from May 05/09) “About Safety and Quality of Food Articles” for Verkhovna Rada examination.
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India's corn prices firm on increased demand
Maize prices firmed up in the wholesale markets during last week to average at Rs 8,250 per tonne level on rising demand, according to US Grains Council.
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Agriculture Ministry to Tighten Control over Implementation of State Program by Constituent Entities
Russian Ministry of Agriculture is going to tighten control over implementation of obligations taken by constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The duties relate to meat production increase within the frames of the state program on agriculture development, ITAR-TASS reports.
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IMF approves transfer of $2.8 billion to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved the allocation of $2.8 billion to Ukraine as a second tranche of a stabilization loan, the fund said on its website on Friday.
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Belarus zeroed import duties for grain seeds and vegetable oils
Alexander Lukashenko, the President of the Republic of Belarus, signed the Decree #233 dd. May 5, 2009, "About the temporally imposition of import customs duties at the rate of zero (0) percentage for utility, raw materials and soft goods imported at the customs territory of the Republic of Belarus", declared the press-cutting service of the head of the state.
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Ukraine: Odessa port increased grain shipment by 2.3 times
During January-April period, cargo processing volumes in Odessa port totaled 9.98 mln tons, a decrease of 2 mln tons or 17% compared to same 4-month period the previous year, according to the press-ctting service of the port.
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Ukrainian agrarians started buckwheat/millet sowing
As of May 05/09, Ukrainian all categories companies have sown spring grains/leguminous crops at 6.290 mn ha (84% total forecasted areas), incl. early spring grains/leguminous crops − at 4.699 mn ha (105%)
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In 2009, Azerbaijan to ensure own needs of milling grains at the expense of the domestic production
The annual requirement of Azerbaijan in grains totals 3 mln tons, including 1.5 mln tons of milling grains.
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Australia's grain markets stage recovery
International grain markets rallied on Friday after being battered by swine flu earlier in the week.
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