06.02.2013
Russian farmers to receive per-hectare subsidies
While speaking on Tuesday at a government meeting focused on grain market issues, RF Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia should continue to support domestic agricultural producers despite having joined the World Trade Organization, Voice of Russia reports referring to Interfax. As it entered the WTO, Russia undertook certain commitments, for example, to stop direct government support to domestic farmers, he said. As of this year, other support mechanisms will be used, including subsidies per a hectare of cultivated crop land with about 15 billion rubles earmarked for this program, the premier said.
more02.02.2013
AgroBrand Ukraine: American west and Swiss east
Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) and "Kyiv International Contract Fair" within the framework of the annual contest "AgroBrand" held a traditional poll of farmers to determine the most successful brands among manufacturers of agricultural machinery, agrochemicals, seeds and dealers – resource companies for farmers. Preliminary results indicate some regional differences in farmers’ preferences.
more01.02.2013
Within nearest time second turn of wholesale agricultural market will be open in Kyiv
Within the nearest time the second turn of wholesale agricultural market Stolychny will be open in Kyiv.
more30.01.2013
Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry and sugar producers working over expansion of markets - Prysiazhniuk
The Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry jointly with sugar manufacturers is working over expansion of external markets for selling national sugar. Markets of the African and Asian countries are the most perspective.
more30.01.2013
Ukraine's Agrarian Fund accepts applications for forward purchase of 2013 grain until March 7
The Agrarian Fund of Ukraine in the first quarter of 2013 plans to buy 620,000 tonnes of grain of the 2013 harvest and it has announced the collection of bids from farmers until March 7, 2013.
more30.01.2013
Last year state allocated UAH 248 million for development of wholesale agricultural markets
This year the development of wholesale markets of agricultural production remains one of the key lines of the state policy in the direction of development of agrarian market infrastructure.
more30.01.2013
Ukraine could increase milk output by 3.2% in 2013, says ministry
Milk production in Ukraine in 2013 could grow by 3.2% compared to 2012, to 11.75 million tonnes, the director of the cattle-breeding department at the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine, Andriy Hetia, has said.
more30.01.2013
Ukraine still hopes for partial accession to Customs Union, says foreign minister
Ukraine hopes that the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will allow it to sign certain agreements meeting the interests of Ukraine and the Customs Union, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara has said.
more29.01.2013
Engineers at agriculture enterprises will get from 10 thousand UAH
Modern engineering enterprises will pay European salaries. Thus, the leaders of the Scientific and Production Enterprise “Kherson Engineering Plant” LLC stimulates workers to complete free training and get salary starting from 10 thousand UAH.
more29.01.2013
Agrarians have exported 7.3 million tonnes of corn
Ukraine continues 2012 harvest grain export. Currently, the main export culture is corn, it has been exported 7.3 million tonnes. In general, as on 21 January 2013 it has been exported 15.5 million tonnes of grain. This was announced by Mykola Prysyazhnyuk, the Minister of the Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
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