Articles by Pavel Polityuk | Alberta Farmer Express

Ukrainian lawmakers vote to lift ban on sale of farmland by 2020

By Pavel Polityuk November 13, 2019

Kiev | Reuters — Ukrainian lawmakers voted Wednesday to remove a ban on the sale of farmland for the first time in nearly two decades, a move supported by the country’s foreign backers that risks a political backlash. The proposal must be voted on a second time to come into force. The ban would be […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

EU deal yet to bear fruit for Ukrainian exporters

By Pavel Polityuk April 9, 2016

Gorodok | Reuters — Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union was meant to lure the bread basket of the former Soviet Union away from its longstanding ties with Russia by offering better access to the EU market. But debate about it was the spark that lit the Maidan street protests in 2013 and a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016

By Reuters, Pavel Polityuk, GFM Network News November 2, 2015

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, in which the central Dnipropetrovsk region suffered its driest autumn in 50 years, could lead to a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in the wheat […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise

By Pavel Polityuk, Polina Devitt July 10, 2015

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 and rains elsewhere have delayed the harvest and dented quality, farmers and officials said. Russia and Ukraine’s agriculture ministries have said if hot weather persists […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ukraine says no grain export curbs planned

By Pavel Polityuk January 10, 2015

Kiev | Reuters — Ukraine has no plans to restrict grain exports after Russia introduced curbs to stabilize surging prices, and will instead meet with traders to plan the year ahead in “normal operating mode,” Agriculture Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko said Saturday. Last month, Moscow announced it would introduce grain export duties of at least 35 […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Rain hits Ukrainian wheat quality

By Pavel Polityuk, Polina Devitt August 5, 2014

Kiev/Moscow | Reuters — Ukraine is set to produce more wheat for animal feed and less higher grade bread-making grain this year, as rain damage has shifted the global exporter’s quality balance, traders and analysts said. The altered backdrop is seen heaping further pressure on global prices, while also signalling tougher competition with other European […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ukraine maize crop outlook cut as crisis takes toll

By Pavel Polityuk May 7, 2014

Kiev | Reuters — Crisis-hit Ukraine’s maize crop is expected to slump almost 20 per cent this year, a Reuters poll showed Wednesday, as farmers from the major global exporter feel the impact of reduced financing. As Ukraine teeters on the brink of dismemberment, the crisis has toughened lending conditions and some farmers have been […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Syrian buyer picks up first wheat cargo in weeks

By Jonathan Saul, Pavel Polityuk September 27, 2013

A Syrian buyer has concluded a deal for 23,000 tonnes of milling wheat, the first commercial cargo to be booked in weeks as civil conflict and a financing crunch have held up deals, trade sources said on Friday. Syria faces its worst wheat harvest in nearly three decades as war rages, increasing pressure on the […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Ukraine winter wheat in good condition

By Pavel Polityuk March 16, 2013

Reuters / No more than 400,000 hectares of winter grain crops, or up to five per cent of the sown area, are likely to be reseeded this spring against 1.5 million hectares in 2012, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said Feb. 19. “We expect the reseeding of three to five per cent (of winter grain […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Ukraine to consider lifting wheat export curbs next month

By Pavel Polityuk March 7, 2013

Ukraine will decide next month whether to lift restrictions on wheat exports that were imposed after a poor harvest last year, Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said on Wednesday. The ministry has capped exports at 6.3 million tonnes in the current season, which runs to June 2013. "We could discuss the issue around April 10," Prysyazhnyuk […] Read more

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Ukrainian lawmakers vote to lift ban on sale of farmland by 2020

EU deal yet to bear fruit for Ukrainian exporters

Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016

Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise

Ukraine says no grain export curbs planned

Rain hits Ukrainian wheat quality

Ukraine maize crop outlook cut as crisis takes toll

Syrian buyer picks up first wheat cargo in weeks

Ukraine winter wheat in good condition

Ukraine to consider lifting wheat export curbs next month

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