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Home / Bioethanol / News Biofuels newsRussian Federation Grain and Feed February Monthly UpdateAccording to the Russian State Statistical Service, grain production in 2007 was 81.8 million metric tons (mmt), 4 percent higher than 2006, including 49.4 mmt of wheat, 15.6 mmt of barley, 3.9 mmt of rye, 5.4 mmt of oats, 3.9 mmt of corn, 0.4 mmt of millet, 1.0 mmt of buckwheat, 0.7 mmt of rice, and 1.3 mmt of legumes. MY 2007 grain exports are forecast at 13.7 mmt, as Russia already exported nearly 13.0 mmt by the end of January 2008. Milling wheat and flour prices increased rapidly in January. 6 February 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 Russian Federation Grain and Feed February Monthly UpdateAccording to the Russian State Statistical Service, grain production in 2007 was 81.8 million metric tons (mmt), 4 percent higher than 2006, including 49.4 mmt of wheat, 15.6 mmt of barley, 3.9 mmt of rye, 5.4 mmt of oats, 3.9 mmt of corn, 0.4 mmt of millet, 1.0 mmt of buckwheat, 0.7 mmt of rice, and 1.3 mmt of legumes. MY 2007 grain exports are forecast at 13.7 mmt, as Russia already exported nearly 13.0 mmt by the end of January 2008. Milling wheat and flour prices increased rapidly in January. 6 February 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 2 Kazakhstan Grain update 2008MY 2007/08 wheat production is officially estimated at a record 16.5 million tons, half a million tons higher than previous estimates. The government's optimistic forecast that exports will reach 10 million tons will fall afoul of transportation problems. A more realistic export forecast is 8.5 million tons. 6 February 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 Interfax Central Europe Energy WeeklyThe Czech lower house Tuesday unanimously passed an amendment to the law on excise duty that would lower the excise tax rate for mixed diesel fuel that contains at least 31% biofuel component. 31 January 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 The international workshop ‘Biofuel - a New Market Niche', Riga, Latvia, 13th - 14th of March'The workshop will focus on case studies reflecting relevant experience of companies from Europe, the Baltic, and Russia. The event is interactive, which provides for effective experience exchange between expert speakers and the delegates — owners of operating bioplants and those under construction, investors, biomass and equipment suppliers. 31 January 2008 Kazakhstan Wants to Strengthen Its Position in BiofuelsAstana considers it imperative to increase its share of the global market for biofuels, announced the Agriculture Ministry's department of strategy of agriculture development director, Berik Ospanov, as reported by Kazakhstan Today. 30 January 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 2 Russian Federation: Agricultural Situation - Deputy Prime Minister Addresses Agricultural PolicyDmitry Medvedev, First Deputy Prime Minister and presidential candidate, held a meeting in Kaliningrad on January 10, 2008 to task government agencies on issues relating to development of the agricultural sector. 29 January 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame?The biofuels industry plans on producing record amounts of ethanol this year to meet a mandate of the new US energy law — and will need a lot of corn to do it. At the same time, global food prices are at near-peak levels. The question is, how big is the connection between those two developments? 28 January 2008 EU Calls On Oil-consuming Countries To Focus On EfficiencyThe European Union on Friday called on other major oil-consuming regions to cut back on the amount of energy they use as oil supplies face a tight squeeze that has sent prices soaring.The E.U. is trying to encourage cars and trucks to burn more biofuel. 25 January 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 State conglomerate mulls bioethanol plant projectThe Belarusian State Food Industry Concern (Beldzyarzhkharchpram) has carried out a feasibility study into the possibility of building a bioethanol plant in the country. 22 January 2008 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 222324 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 
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