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RF to shift sea cargo carriages from Ukraine to Russian ports - 18.06.2009

The authorities of Krasnodar Territory of Russia have reached agreement on a two-year program to boost the handling capacity of its ports in order to draw over the flow of import-export cargo carriages from Ukraine to the Russian Black Sea ports Romania. Wheat, maize exports remain high in March - 18.06.2009

Romania exported 220 thousand tonnes and 308 thousand tonnes of whet and maize respectively in March, rising the Q1 export data at record high. Russia, Belarus reach compromise on dairy trade - 17.06.2009

Moscow and Minsk have reached a compromise on Russian imports of Belarusian dairy products, Russia's agriculture minister said. Canadian Wheat Board sees 18 percent less wheat - 15.06.2009

Farmers in Western Canada are expected to harvest less wheat, canola, barley and oats for the 2009/10 marketing year as cool weather and dry soils cause crop growth to lag, the Canadian Wheat Board said on Thursday. Egypt wheat reserves to last six months - 15.06.2009

Egypt has enough strategic wheat reserves to last six months and seizures of imported wheat have not affected consumption, state-owned newspaper al-Akhbar quoted the social solidarity minister as saying on Friday. End of ASF in Russia - 12.06.2009

After a month without a reported case of African swine fever (ASF), the veterinary authorities have declared the event resolved to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). EBRD backs private investment in ex-Soviet farmland - 11.06.2009

Russia and other ex-Soviet countries could boost world food supply by encouraging more private investment, the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Saturday. Ethanol Blend Hike May Require Half of U.S. Corn Crop - 11.06.2009

A proposed increase in ethanol use in gasoline would require planting as much as 111 million acres of corn and using almost half of the crop for the fuel by 2015, according to a study by the U.S. grocery industry. EBRD backs private investment in ex-Soviet farmland - 10.06.2009

Medvedev said Russia, the world's third-largest wheat exporter, was ready to devote financial resources to strengthen its position on world grain markets. Last week he said Russia supported long-term foreign investment in its agriculture. Apr mixed feeds output down 1%, to 349,546 MT - 09.06.2009

As reported Agrarika Ltd referring to this year Apr companies outputs preliminary data, this year Apr mixed feeds output has declined to 349,546 MT, down 1% against this year Mar. Egypt suspends contracts with Egyptian traders - 09.06.2009

Egypt suspended all contracts with private grains importer Egyptian Traders Co on Sunday and told the firm to re-export a Russian wheat shipment quarantined over quality concerns, state media said Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30