International Agricultural News

Tajikistan harvests more than 921,000 tons of grain

The Avista News Agency of Tajikistan reported on November 11 in Dushanbe that according to the Ministry of Agriculture, the sown area of grain in Tajikistan in 2021 will be 307,600 hectares.

As of November 5, 2021, Tajikistan has harvested more than 921,000 tons of grain, a year-on-year increase of 32,500 tons over 2020. Among them, the sown area of wheat is 219,900 hectares, and the output is 684,900 tons.

Novosibirsk region exports triticale for the first time

According to Interfax news on November 11, the Novosibirsk State Government Press Service reported that the state issued a phytosanitary certificate for the export of triticale for the first time. Eight wagons of 544 tons will be shipped to Kazakhstan.

Winter triticale has a long history of planting in Novosibirsk. In recent years, local farmers have been more active in planting triticale.

"In 2021, the sown area of triticale increased by 2.5 times from 3847 hectares to 13,631 hectares. The yield is also even higher: 39 quintals per hectare (31 quintals per hectare in 2020). In 2021, a total of local harvests There are 53,200 tons of black wheat.

Triticale is a hybrid of rye and wheat. It was successfully bred by German breeder Wilhelm Rimpau at the end of the 19th century. The name comes from the Latin triticum-wheat and rye. For a long time, it was only a new plant variety. When the yield is stable, it is used for agricultural planting.

In Russia, triticale is commonly used as a feed crop, but breeders point out that its use is not limited to this: for example, the flour of the Canadian triticale variety is used for candy production, while in South American countries it can be used to produce bioethanol.

Uruguay replaces Argentina as the second largest meat supplier to China

According to a report by Uruguay's "Nation" on November 12, research by the Argentine think tank Mediterranean Foundation shows that Uruguay has surpassed Argentina to become the second largest meat supplier to China. In 2020, Brazil (40%), Argentina (23%) and Uruguay (11%) are the top three meat exporters to China. Since Azerbaijan’s beef exports were restricted on May 20 this year, Azerbaijan’s beef exports from June to September fell by 16.5% from January to May. At the same time, beef exports from Brazil, Uruguay and the United States to China increased by 41.6%, 22.9% and 6.2%, respectively. In September of this year, Uzbekistan overtook Argentina to become the second largest supplier of meat exports to China. Argentina’s market share in China has dropped from 23% to 11%, and Uzbekistan has increased from 11% to 14%. Brazil still ranks first. % Increased to 46%.

The think-tank economist said that China’s demand is strong, and Azerbaijan’s beef exports to China should have increased by 20% compared to last year. The intervention of the Afghan government has reduced Afghan’s beef exports by 20,000 tons per month. Monthly losses amounted to 100 million U.S. dollars, and restrictions on exports hindered investment and future development in the beef production sector.

The tariffs paid by Uruguay for exporting beef accounted for 57% of all tariffs paid

According to a report by Uruguay’s “Nation” on November 11, according to a statistical report of the Uruguay Investment and Export Promotion Agency, in 2020 all Uruguayan exports paid a total of 322 million U.S. dollars in tariffs, almost all of which are agricultural products. Beef is the most important export product and pays the most tariffs. The average tariff is 11%, which is equivalent to a tariff of 0.6 U.S. dollars per kilogram of beef. The annual tariff expenditure is about 186 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 57% of all tariff expenditures. Dairy products, as the fourth largest export commodity, have the second largest amount of tariffs. Pulp, the second largest export commodity, does not have to pay tariffs.

China has been the main export market for Uzbek goods since 2003, and it holds a high proportion of the three main export commodities (meat, soybeans and wood). In 2020, Uzbekistan paid a total of 137 million U.S. dollars in tariffs on goods exported to China, accounting for 42% of the total tariff payments. A tariff of 49 million US dollars was paid to the EU, 70% of which corresponded to beef exports. It paid US$44 million for exports to the United States, a significant increase compared with 2009.

Uruguay has signed trade agreements with 18 countries, and has also been able to enter the local market with low or zero tariffs for certain products from certain countries within the WTO framework. According to statistics, 56% of Uruguayan goods enter at the destination with zero tariffs.

Icelandic lamb production continues to decline

According to an Icelandic TV report on November 11, according to information from the Icelandic Food Administration, about 465,000 Icelandic sheep were slaughtered during the mutton slaughter season this fall, which is about 20,000 fewer than last year and more than 95,000 fewer than 2017. Although the production of mutton continues to decline, the average weight of sheep is 17.4 kg, an increase of half a kg from the record-breaking last year.

The Director of the Food Administration, Einar Kári Magnússon, said that it is expected that the number of lambs slaughtered will continue to decrease next fall.

Romanian food prices will continue to rise

According to a report from the Digi24 TV station on November 10, the producers of meat, bread and milk announced that the prices of the above-mentioned foods will rise in the future due to the rising prices of energy, raw materials and packaging. Food prices will eventually be borne by consumers, and the Romanian people feel increasingly strong about rising prices. According to the Bread Manufacturers Association, the price of electricity and natural gas has risen 3-4 times recently, the price of raw materials has risen by 50%, the price of bread has risen by 5-6%, and the retail price of some supermarkets has risen by 30% within a month. The price of Luo pork has been affected by the increase in raw material prices and the swine fever epidemic. Feed prices have risen by 30%. Coupled with the increase in electricity and gas prices, it is expected that there will be a supply gap of at least 1 million pigs in Romania next year, which will have to be compensated by imports.

In addition, rising prices of diesel, energy, medicines, fertilizers, and feed have also pushed up milk prices. The Luo Dairy Employers Association stated that the electricity bills of individual dairy factories have increased by 700%, packaging prices have increased by 44%, and production costs have increased by 23-25%. , The price of dairy products will rise by 2.5% to 15%.

The National Bank of Romania expects that, affected by the fourth wave of the epidemic and related restrictions, Romania’s inflation rate will continue to rise until the middle of the year, and the inflation level will exceed previous expectations.

The Philippines' agricultural value added in the third quarter fell by 2.6%

According to a report from the "Philippine Star" (Philstar) on November 9, data from the Philippine Bureau of Statistics (PSA) showed that at constant prices in 2018, the Philippine agricultural value added in the third quarter was 406.8 billion pesos, a year-on-year decrease of 2.6%. A 1.5% drop in the second quarter. In the first nine months of this year, the Philippine agricultural added value was 1.26 trillion pesos, a decrease of 2.5% year-on-year.

In the third quarter, animal husbandry, which accounted for 15.3% of total agricultural output, dropped by 15.2%, of which pig production continued to decline by 17.8%; fishery production, which accounted for 16.2%, fell by 0.4%, of which bigeye tuna production fell by 41.1%; 54% of plantings The industry also fell by 0.2%, mainly due to the decline in the production of abaca, corn and cabbage. In contrast, the poultry industry output increased by 1.3% in the third quarter.