FAO predicts annual demand growth for fertilizers for about 1.8%

20.02.2015 UkrAgroConsult

According to the press-service of the FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, in 2018 demand for fertilizers will amount to 200.5 million tons. In its report FAO predicts a 1.8% annual growth rate. That is 25% higher than in the same period in 2008.

The area of winter grain crops that did not rise decreased to 170 thousand hectares

20.02.2015 ProAgro

According to an assessment of winter grain crops on February 12, shoots were obtained on an area of 7.8 million ha., which is 98% of the area sown.

As of February 1, in Ukraine stock of grain is 14% higher than last year

20.02.2015 Agronews

As of February 1, 2015, there are 22.3 million tons of grain on Ukrainian agricultural enterprises (except small ones), storage and crop processing enterprises (14% more than on February 1, 2014.), including 6.9 million tons of wheat, 1.7 million tons of barley, 12.7 million tons of corn, 0.2 million tons of rye.

The Ministry of Agriculture: Ukraine exported nearly 23 million tons of grain

13.02.2015 Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine

Grain exports as of February 11, 2015

In South Africa soybean sowing became record

13.02.2015 UkrAgroConsult

UkrAgroConsult, with reference on eFeedLink, states that in South Africa soybean crops hit its record and reached 630,3 ha, which is 23% more per year.

USDA: an upward adjustment of global corn harvest affected Ukraine

13.02.2015 APK-inform

According to the updated forecast of the analysts of USDA, volume of global corn production in 2014/15 season will be 991.29 million tons, which is 3.21 million tons more than previously estimated by the experts; also, it exceeds last year’s result (989.04 million tons).

Ukraine: 6.3 mln ha of winter crops were in good and satisfactory condition — Ministry of Agrarian Policy

05.02.2015 APK-inform

As of January 29, 2015, winter crops areas in Ukraine were in good and satisfactory condition throughout the areas of 6.3 mln ha (82%), declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

China may import record volumes of bards and sorghum

05.02.2015 Zerno On-Line

According to Reuters, in the current year China’s demand for imported forage raw materials will remain high.

Global stocks of grain are about to hit their highest in 30 years

05.02.2015 Latifundist

International Grains Council (IGC) has significantly increased performance of the global grain harvest during 2014/15MY. In contrast to the November's forecast, in the current season global grain harvest estimate increased by 12 million tons, up to 2 billion tons. This has been reported in January's report of the International Grains Council (IGC).

Ukraine published the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and grain exporters

29.01.2015 APK-inform

The text of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on January 27, 2015, by Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, and grain companies-exporters, was published at the web-site of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.