Russia and Ukraine

THE State Statistics Service of Ukraine reports that the volume of agricultural production in the country enjoyed an estimated growth of 17....

Ukraine threshed 35.3 million tonnes of grain by September 9, 2011, from 11.6 million hectares, which was 75% of the target, according to th...

Those with a sweet tooth could be in for a treat after record sugar beet harvests were reported in Russia. This year farmers expect to bring...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia and Ukraine may, thanks to Europe's weak harvest prospects, reclaim their historic share of wheat shipments to ...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine should not sell farmland to foreigners so local producers can improve agricultural output, Agriculture Minister Myk...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has tightened controls over vegetables imported from the European Union as the region struggles with a deadly E. co...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine may export about 4 million metric tons of grain by the end of next March even if the government lengthens caps on ...

Tarasivka, Kherson Oblast– The word “farmer” is too posh to describe them. They’re peasants, really. Yet thousands of these people make th...

Poor wheat harvests in Russia and Ukraine, along with devastating wildfires in Russia, have resurrected fears of a global food crisis. Some...

Moscow ’s food resources bosses have ordered up to 300,000 tons of grain from Kazakhstan – but added that if cheaper supplies become avail...

KIEV, Ukraine -- With global wheat prices skyrocketing, and fears of a backlash from voters already high after natural gas prices for house...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine may cut grain exports for the remainder of 2010, following the impact on crops of a severe drought. The move would...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Not only people are suffering under the hot sun and drought that affect parts of Europe. Crops are also drying up, prompti...

Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops. Rus...

KIEV, Ukraine -- Drought and heat across the European part of Russia and Ukraine are now expected to delay the sowing of winter grain crops...

NIBULON, Ukraine -- Not many people know as much about Ukraine’s agricultural industry than Oleksiy Vadatursky. Even as soaring temperature...

As the heat wave continues to ravage Russia’s harvest, farmers have attacked insurers for conning them out of their premiums. Russia’s Gra...