12.06.2012

The Agrarian Fund will receive the financial resources to purchase

The Government continues to take steps to ensure stable operation of the agricultural market, to guarantee food security appropriately to guarantee price stability.

12.06.2012

Prysiazhniuk: Ukraine set to start grain futures at CME by year end

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine is planning to start corn, barley and sunoil futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) by the end of the year, Agrarian and Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk said Thursday at a meeting with domestic and foreign investors in Kyiv, UKRINFORM reported citing Latifundist.com.

12.06.2012

60-70% of fish imported - Prysiazhniuk

Ukraine is dependent on fish imports, which make about 60-70%, Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Mykola Prysiazhniuk told a board meeting of the National Agency for Fisheries on Friday, according to a correspondent of UKRINFORM.

12.06.2012

Expert: Wheat harvest in Ukraine expected at 13-14 million tons

Wheat harvest in Ukraine is expected at a low level - 13-14 million tons - because of the loss of winter crops, Director General of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Volodymyr Lapa has said, while commenting on the situation with winter crops, the club has told UKRINFORM.

12.06.2012

Nibulon opposes law on seaports

Mykolaiv-based Nibulon agricultural company LLC, one of the largest Ukrainian producers and exports of grain and oilseed crops, has said it does not support a law on seaports passed by the Ukrainian parliament on May 17, 2012.

Another two Ukrainian cheese factories may be allowed to supply cheese to Russia

Rospotrebnadzor experts are completing the inspection of another two Ukrainian factories, which want to supply cheese to the Russian market.

08.06.2012

Farmers will lose 500 million uah annually in state regulation prices of milk

Adoption of the Law "On Amendments to Article 3 of the Law of Ukraine" On State Support of Agriculture of Ukraine " (concerning the regulation of purchasing prices for milk) may result in procurement of milk and lower prices for its producers. This was stated in the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UABC), commenting on the adoption by Parliament in second reading the draft law with registration number 10456.

Farmers will lose 500 million uah annually in state regulation prices of milk

Adoption of the Law "On Amendments to Article 3 of the Law of Ukraine" On State Support of Agriculture of Ukraine " (concerning the regulation of purchasing prices for milk) may result in procurement of milk and lower prices for its producers. This was stated in the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UABC), commenting on the adoption by Parliament in second reading the draft law with registration number 10456.

FAO Food Price Index drops sharply

Global food prices have dropped sharply in May due to generally favourable supplies, growing global economic uncertainties and a strengthening of the US dollar, FAO said today.

European vegetable oil PM prices - June 6