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Drought seen damaging sunflower seeds in Black Sea area
16:45 09.08.2012
text: Kazinform views: [1194] Related articlesWheat Gains for an Eighth Day in Paris on Concern About Weather Volumes of grain export from RK to Ukraine Kazakhstan exported 4.8 million tons of grain Export potential of Kazakhstan grain to reach 7 - 8 million tons Kazakh Agriculture Ministry denounces problems in grain market Dry and hot weather in July and early August will lead to a reduced sunflower harvest in the Black Sea countries, according to UkrAgroConsult.
The Kiev-based agriculture researcher lowered its harvest estimate about 10 percent to 19 million metric tons from 21 million tons forecast in June, according to an e-mailed statement. UkrAgroConsult may cut its forecast further should the heat persist.
The Black Sea countries - Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan - reaped a record sunflower seed harvest of 22.5 million tons last year, Kazinform has learnt fro Bloomberg. |
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