Russia reopens its doors to Indian rice
- 20.09.2013
On September 1, Moscow lifted the ban on supplies of Indian rice, which was imposed on February 19, 2013, after one batch was found to contain the Khapra beetle, a destructive grain pest.
Association Agreement will provide additional 500 million $ to Ukrainian farmers
- 19.09.2013
After the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and European Union, more than 500 million of the solvent consumers in the world will be able to buy Ukraine's agricultural produce, Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Mykola Prysiazhniuk told reporters on Wednesday.
USA: 2013 a transition year for grain farmers - Purdue ag economist
- 19.09.2013
Changes in the economics of grain production after drought led to record-high farm incomes in 2012 could mean a shift in the demand for and prices of agricultural inputs for the 2014 crop, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.
World: Red grapes, blueberries may enhance immune function: study
- 18.09.2013
Two compounds found in red grapes and blueberries may help boost the human immune system, a U. S. study said Tuesday.
Resveratrol in red grapes and pterostilbene from blueberries could work with vitamin D to raise the expression of the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, or CAMP gene, which is involved in immune function, researchers from the Oregon State University reported.
Agricultural land price in Bulgaria with a 250 % increase for the last 12 years
- 17.09.2013
According to an analysis by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food the agricultural land`s price in Bulgaria has increased by 250 % for the last 12 years. EU subsidies have substantial role in the price increase. The data shows the average agricultural land prices and is provided by the State Agricultural Market Research Copmany SAPI.