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Wheat Advances to One-Month High on Weaker Dollar, Rising Oil - 11.01.2010

Wheat futures rose to the highest in more than a month, and corn and soybeans gained, as a weaker dollar improved the investment appeal of commodities and higher crude oil prices boosted demand for crops used to make biofuels. Ukraine: Crimea increased winter crops sowing areas by 2.1% - 11.01.2010

The Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine) increased the sowing areas of grains and green feed for the harvest-2010 by 2.1% compared to the index of 2008 or 13.4 thsd ha, and reached the level of 646.9 thsd ha, declared the Main department of statistics of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. December inflation posts 0.9 percent - 11.01.2010

Ukraine's inflation in December 2009 totaled 0.9%, Minister of Economy Bohdan Danylyshyn has told the press, UKRINFORM correspondent has reported. Cargo transshipment at SCPI of Ukraine fell 13,8% - to 16.3 million tons last year - 11.01.2010

Cargo transshipment at the state-run Illichevsk Commercial Seaport "(SCPI, Odessa region, Ukraine) decreased over 12 months, 2009 by 13,8% compared with 2008 - to 16.286 million tones. According to port authorities, cargo handling for December amounted to 1 million 198 thousand tons, while in comparison with the previous year, turnover of SCPI for December of this year decreased by 7.8%, including the handling of general cargo that was down 23,1%; handling of tanker cargo up 5,2%, as well as bulked cargo at 7,5%. New Law about GMO Labeling in Ukraine - 11.01.2010

On 17 December 2009, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted amendments to the laws "On safety and quality of food products" and "On the protection of consumers' rights". It has been decided that all food products put in circulation in Ukraine must be labelled in the Ukrainian language as to the information whether they contain or do not contain genetically modified organisms (“GMO” or “without GMO” accordingly). UKRAINE 2010: The only way is up - 29.12.2009

The crisis year was horrible for Ukraine, which was harder hit than nearly any other country in the Commonwealth of Independent States. The combination of collapsing steel prices, devaluation of the national currency, bank sector woes, political instability and, worst of all, mismanagement of public finances all contributed to the tumbling GDP. Harvests continue for some U.S. corn growers - 29.12.2009

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced on Dec. 23 that some areas of the Northern Corn Belt are still well behind the five-year harvest progress average at this time. Wheat Falls as Rally, Dollar Gain May Curb Demand for U.S. Crop - 29.12.2009

Wheat dropped on speculation that a price rally to a three-week high and the dollar’s rebound may reduce demand for the U.S. crop. Corn and soybeans also declined. Less dairy products made - 29.12.2009

The production of milk, butter, spread and cheese in January - October largely reduced, the State Statistics Committee says. Hlebprom raises prices of main kinds of bread 3.6-6.12% - 29.12.2009

The concern Hlebprom has raised retail prices of three main kinds of bread. The decision is explained by an increase of prices of raw materials and a rise of minimal pay. Ukraine seeks deeper investment cooperation with Serbia - 29.12.2009

Ukraine is interested in deepening investment cooperation with Serbia, Ukraine's Minister of Economy Bohdan Danylyshyn said this at a meeting with Serbian Ambassador to Ukraine Dusan Lazic, the ministry press-service has reported. 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 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218