Production of sugar from sugar beet of the new crop exceeded 1.2 million tons

24.01.2014 ProAgro

As of January 21, 2014, sugar plants produced 1.209 million tons of sugar from newly harvested sugar beet. This was announced at National Association of Sugar Producers “Ukrtsukor”.

In December, China has significantly increased import of oilseeds

24.01.2014 anyfoodanyfeed

In December 2013, China has significantly increased its volumes of imports of oilseeds. During the reporting period, supply of soybeans into the country reached 7.4 million tons, against 5.89 million tons in the same month a year earlier.

In 2014, production of eggs in Ukraine may grow by 1.5-2% — Union of Poultry Breeders of Ukraine

16.01.2014 APK-inform

In 2014, poultry producers of Ukraine may produce 19.28-19.38 billion eggs, which is 1.5-2% more than in 2013. This was announced on January 14 by the head of board of directions of the association of “Union of Poultry Breeders of Ukraine”, Alexander Bakumenko.

In January Ukraine is growing its marine corn export, yet it has a long way to go to reach December figures

16.01.2014 ProAgro

According to sources in Ukrainian ports, during period from January 1 to 13, 2014, marine export of corn from Ukraine was 732.5 thousand tons (as of January 7th — 483.9 thousand tons), which by 44.1% is less than in the same period of last month (1310.9 thousand tons). In addition, on the date specified there were orders for another 231.7 thousand tons of corn to be exported in the current month.

In 2013, Ukraine harvested almost 63 million tons of grain

16.01.2014 ProAgro

According to preliminary data of the State Statistics Service, in 2013, Ukraine harvested a record high grain yield — nearly 63 million tons in weight after completion; provided by the record high gross harvest of corn — 30.9 million tons.
Also, Ukraine harvested a record high yield of sunflower — 11 million tons.

China continues to reject US corn — yet, accepts Ukrainian

09.01.2014 ProAgro

The Chinese importers keep rejecting cargos with US corn ordered previously. The last batch of overall volume of 56 thousand tons of grain, in particular, Chinese party abandoned simultaneously when the first batch of non-genetically modified corn arrived to China from Ukraine.

Ukraine supplied 9.5 million tons of corn onto foreign markets

09.01.2014 anyfoodanyfeed

Ukraine is growing its corn export. That is, during 2013 domestic farmers sold abroad 9.5 million tons of the given grain of new harvest. This is more than half of overall exported grain volume in the new marketing year. This was announced by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mykola Prysiazhniuk.

In 2013 Ukraine exported 18.5 million tons of grain of new harvest

09.01.2014 anyfoodanyfeed

In 2013, Ukraine has exceeded its plans of grain export volume of a new harvest. There was 18.5 million tons of domestic grain delivered onto foreign markets. This exceeds last marketing year results, at the same time period, by more than 4 times. This was announced by the Minister of agrarian Policy and Food, Mykola Prysiazhniuk