22.04.2011
Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada accepted the draft law on grain export duties
On April 21, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approve in principle the draft law #8321-d “On making of amendments to the Tax Codex of Ukraine and adoption of tariffs of the export duties for several varieties of grains”.
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Russia sold 11.3 thsd tonnes of intervention grains on April 20
On April 20, 2011, the National Commodity Exchange provided regular exchange trades of grains from the state intervention reserve. The Government sold 11.29 thsd tonnes of grains at the general sum of 67.94 mln RUR (2.42 mln USD).
more21.04.2011
In the first quarter of 2011, Russia increased agricultural production by 0.7%
In March 2011, in the Russian Federation the volume of agricultural commodities production of all agricultural producers of the Russian Federation (agricultural organizations, farming enterprises, population) totaled 149 bln RUB in the current prices (5.295 bln USD), in the first quarter of 2011 – 342.3 bln RUB (12.168 bln USD), an increase of 0.7% compared to the same period of 2010, announced the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation (Rosstat).
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Ukraine: as of April 1, grain stocks down 2%
As of April 1, 2011, in Ukraine agricultural enterprises (except of small ones) and grain storage and processing enterprises stocked 10.1 mln tonnes of grains (including 4.4 mln tonnes of wheat, 1.3 mln tonnes of barley, 3.6 mln tonnes of maize, 0.2 mln tonnes of rye), a decrease of 2% compared to April 1, 2010, informed the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on April 15.
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In 2011, Ukraine to increase millet production by 30%
In 2011, Ukraine plans to increase millet production by 30%, declared Sergey Kvasha, Head of the department of all departments of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, on April 14.
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Grain Trading Summit completed own work
On March 19, 2011, Grain Trading Summit (April 17-19, Sharm El Sheikh), organized by APK-Inform Agency, completed own work in Egypt.
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Ukraine: experts of the Verkhovna Rada have the range of remarks to the draft law #8321
The position of the draft law #8321 “On making of amendments to the Tax Codex of Ukraine and adoption of tariffs of the export duties for several varieties of grains”, which includes plans for imposition of the export duties for wheat and meslin, barley and maize, calls criticism from the Main scientific-and-expert department of the Verkhovna Rada, according to the findings of the department dd. April 19, 2011.
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Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova increased grain exports, due to limitations in Russia and Ukraine
The current grain season did not show unsuccessful results for all countries of the Black Sea region. According to Dian Donev, Director of the company Scanwel, due to imposition of limitations for grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, other countries of the regions – Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova = will be able to essentially increase grain export volumes.
more20.04.2011
Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada included the draft law on imposition of the export duties for grains in agenda
On April 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine included the draft law #8321 on making of amendments to the Tax Codex of Ukraine and adoption of tariffs of the export duties for several varieties of grains in agenda of the session day.
more19.04.2011
EU ‘failing to acknowledge benefits of GMs’
The European Commission has slammed government across Europe for failing to acknowledge the benefits of allowing farmers to grow genetically modified crops.
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