Inspectors have approved 15 Canadian beef and pork processing plants to export to Ukraine, more than doubling the number of Canadian meat plants able to ship to the country. Federal […] Read more
Tag Archives ukraine
Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine
Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016
Kiev — Severe drought across half of Ukraine has hit winter sowing and could sharply reduce the country’s 2016 wheat harvest, a senior state weather forecaster said on Monday. The drought, […] Read more
Black Sea in it for the long haul
The Former Soviet Union, once Canada's largest wheat customer, is now its largest competitor
Black Sea wheat exports are projected at an all-time high this year, and there is good reason to have confidence in this forecast. During the 2015/16 marketing year, the U.S. […] Read more
Russia to add more countries to food import ban list
Moscow | Reuters — Russia said on Tuesday it planned to add new countries to the list of those from which it has banned food imports in retaliation for western […] Read more
Cargill posts Q4 loss on one-time charges, revenue down
Reuters — Cargill Inc. on Thursday became the latest large agribusiness to report disappointing quarterly results as one-time charges and slowing economies in key emerging markets stung the privately held […] Read more
Ukraine opens to more Canadian beef imports
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast have announced the Ukrainian market has opened for beef from cattle under 30 months of age and ready-to-eat meat. In […] Read more
Talks wrap on Canada/Ukraine free trade pact
Canada’s crop and livestock producers expect to benefit soon from a free trade agreement with Ukraine, on which the two countries’ governments have now formally completed talks. Prime Minister Stephen […] Read more
Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise
Moscow/Kiev | Reuters — Major Black Sea wheat exporters Russia and Ukraine may cut their official 2015 grain crop forecasts as recent hot weather has raised the risks to plants […] Read more
Russia to extend ban on Western food imports to early 2016
Moscow | Reuters — Russia plans to extend a ban on Western food imports for six months starting from early August, after the European Union extended its own sanctions against […] Read more
Ukrainian N plants to shut, government pressure cited
Kiev | Reuters –– A company controlled by Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash said Thursday it was closing down its last two nitrogen fertilizer plants in Ukraine because of “unprecedented pressure” […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
