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Ukraine. Agrarian ministry says sunoil exports may reach 60% of global market - 30.08.2010

At end-2010, with the trends on the domestic grain market taken into account, the export of sunflower oil from Ukraine may reach 60% of the world market, while in 2009 it was 54%, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Yevhen Lavrov has said. German wheat prices at 28-month high on crop worry - 30.08.2010

German wheat prices touched their highest level in 28 months on Monday as concern intensified that continuing rain may cause serious last-minute damage to the country's harvest. US farmers to lift wheat area while Russia's delay - 17.08.2010

Jump in wheat plantings in North America, in response to soaring prices, could be «just around the corner», Macquarie analysts warned, even as Russia cautioned that its winter plantings may slump by one-third. EU grain market tightens as production slides - 16.08.2010

The EU will add to growing concerns on world grain markets this season if production shrinks by as much as some are forecasting, after extreme weather conditions in recent months swept across the bloc. European Union. Only an average grain harvest - 16.08.2010

FORECAST has found that total cereal production across the European Union this year should be close to the average of the last five years. The forecast by the European Commission shows that while the yield per hectare will be 5% above average, overall cultivated areas have decreased. USDA unexpectedly lowers global wheat output 13 Aug 2010 - 16.08.2010

The US Departement of Agriculture's output forecast dropped 2.3% from last month, which was more than expected, to 645.73 million tonnes. Ukraine : Ukraine one step closer to receiving EBRD loan - 16.08.2010

Ukraine is one step closer to receiving a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which will go towards funding a EUR 1.45 billion programme to improve nuclear safety. US farmers to lift wheat area while Russia's delay - 16.08.2010

A jump in wheat plantings in North America, in response to soaring prices, could be "just around the corner", Macquarie analysts warned, even as Russia cautioned that its winter plantings may slump by one-third. State Customs Service of Ukraine to launch criminal charges against four grain traders - 16.08.2010

The State Customs Service of Ukraine launched criminal charges against four grain trading companies: enterprises with foreign investments Serna and Vitalmar Agro, Alfred C. Toepfer International Ltd. (Ukraine) and Agroextra, upon invalid data submittal about exporting grain qualitative parameters. Russia: grain export ban to come into force - 16.08.2010

From August 15 in Russia the grain export ban came into force. According to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on establishment of the export ban for the certain range of grain agricultural goods from the territory of the Russia Federation (dated August 5), the ban will be active till December 31. Wheat, barley, rye, maize, wheat or rye-wheat flour are in the ban list. Ukraine: there is no threat for food safety - 13.08.2010

On August 11, Nikolay Prysiaghniuk, the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, declared that he is sure that as of to date Ukraine does not have any food safety challenges concerning grain provision of the country. 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