21.06.2017

Prices for pigs are growing at a record pace

This year an atypical situation has been created at the pork market. Every week prices are beating the records, and as of June 16 the cost of bacon breed pigs in terms of live weight was 44-46 UAH/kg that is 10% higher than their cost at the end of May.

20.06.2017

Sowing of millet is record low this year

According to the data provided by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, this year Ukrainian farmers have sown only 54 thous. hectares of millet that is twice less than seeding in 2016 and 2015, by 109 and 112 thous. hectares respectively.

14.06.2017

Geography of the European agro-food import

According to the International Trade Center (ITC) in 2016 the agricultural import of EU-28 amounted to USD 521 billion. Germany is the main consumer of agricultural products with its share of 17.1% in terms of the total EU agricultural import or USD 89.2 billion. The leading consumers of agricultural products in Europe also include the UK (with its share of 11.7%), France - 11% and the Netherlands 10.6%. In total, these four countries are purchasing 50.4% of the whole agricultural products imported by the EU constituting USD 263.1 billion.

15.06.2017

Level of investments in agricultural sector exceeded the pre-crisis period

Following on from the results of I quarter of 2017 level of investment in the agricultural sector reached USD 403 million and exceeded pre-crisis period. Pace of investment growth is recovered evidencing positive expectations of agricultural companies.

31.05.2017

Ukraine is strengthening control over illegal trafficking of chemicals

Association ‘UCAB’ will join the interagency working group that will work on implementation and to bring our standards in line with the provisions of the World Agreement on Control of Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention). Illegal trafficking of chemicals

29.05.2017

UCAB participated in working meeting on agricultural land turnover

Meeting of the representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to land reform was held today. The working conference was chaired by Volodymyr Hroisman, the Prime Minister of Ukraine. The meeting was attended by people's deputies, representatives of industry associations, farmers and owners of land shares.

01.02.2017

The British named major competitive advantages of the Ukrainian agribusiness

On 27 January in Kyiv the British agricultural producers shared their impressions of a visit to the Ukrainian agricultural enterprises that took place from 23 to 28 January. The trip to Ukraine was arranged by Syngenta Company supported by the British Embassy in Ukraine. The British agricultural producers visited Poltava and Zhytomyr regions, joined the field crops conference ‘Workshop of Farmer’ supported by Syngenta in Kharkiv. The final destination of the visit was Kyiv where they told reporters about experience gained during trips to agricultural farms, and evaluated potential of the agricultural sector in Ukraine.

23.12.2016

Syngenta held a charity exhibition to support children with disabilities

A charity exhibition fair of children’s works ‘Workshop of Dreams’ initiated by the leading international company ‘Syngenta’ together with a gallery of modern art ‘Garna Gallery’ took place on 22 December 2016. Pupils of creative studio ‘DIMFO’, which educates children with disabilities, showed their works.

13.12.2016

How will land consolidation increase income of communities?

Within 2016 1,340 land auctions were announced to be held that is by 31% more than the same period last year. The majority of these auctions is aimed at selling the right to lease agricultural lands.

01.10.2013

Issue №3. Magazine "Large Farm Management"

Magazine "Large Farm Management" – is new unique publication of UCAB. Main attention is focused on such topics as correspondence of a company’s strategy and structure, level of decentralization in decision making in agroholdings, strategies to impact on suppliers and consumers, communication channels between resources suppliers and agricultural enterprises, production efficiency and prevention of non-production losses, as well as many other aspects of management by agricultural business. Ukrainian language.

14.10.2014

While importers are dodging currency devaluation, Ukrainian pig farmers are turning a decent profit

Ukrainians have reduced consumption of foreign pork. Over nine months of 2014 pork imports to Ukraine dropped 4.2 times to 26.185 mn t (US $68.01 mn) compared to the same period in 2013, according to the State Fiscal Service. President of the Association of Pig Producers Artur Loza says the share of imports of pork in 2013 reached 25–30%.

14.10.2014

Ukraine’s moribund economy hurting many

At a protest outside the Central Bank in Kyiv, with ordinary Ukrainians finding it punishingly difficult to pay for basic goods, they have been demonstrating against monetary policy.

Stable development: Does Ukraine need it?

I would like to start a discussion that has been brewing in Ukraine for several years and in recent times, with development of society and agricultural sector, is becoming clearly expressed.

The most ineffective big landowner of the country

From which country is your bouquet?