08.12.2016
Farmers summarized 2016 production season
The concluding VIII International Conference ‘Doing Agribusiness’ organized by the Association ‘Ukrainian Agribusiness Club’ and AgriEvent Agency took place on 8 December. An aim of the event was to improve understanding by the Ukrainian agricultural producers of internal and external factors affecting their activity in 2017. The event was attended by approximately 300 representatives of the leading agricultural companies and industry experts.
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Adoption of the draft Law No.0906 will allow to control epizootic welfare situation more efficiently, - UCAB
Major agricultural associations applied to Oleksandr Bakumenko, the Chairman of Agricultural Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, to support the draft Law of Ukraine ‘On State control aimed to assure compliance with legislation regarding safety and quality of food products and forage, animal health and welfare’, registration number No.0906 dated 27 November 2014. The relevant letter of application was signed by the following: Agrarian Union of Ukraine, Association ‘Union of Poultry Farmers of Ukraine’, Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council and Meat Production Industrial Corporation.
more07.12.2016
What are the consequences of the EU’s ban on poultry import from Ukraine
Every month following the ban on import of poultry and products made of it from the territory of Ukraine in connection with discovery of the bird flu incidents, the state is going to lose approximately UAH 150 million.
more06.12.2016
Twice as much of wagons are necessary for timely export of grain
According to UCAB estimates, the necessity of grain wagons for uninterruptible transportation of grain crops, oilseeds and their processed products taking into consideration peak load in the fall period amounts to 22,000. It is approximately twice as much of available quantity today. Hence, at the present time there is an acute shortage of rolling stock. Due to the shortage of wagons agricultural producers are not able to fulfill export contracts to the fullest extent a well as complete the harvesting campaign since the elevators are overloaded now.
more02.12.2016
What prices shall the Ukrainians expect on the eve of New Year?
In November the meat preserved price stability, but in December its cost will increase by 7-10%.
more01.12.2016
Europe is increasing import of buckwheat
Within the last 10 years, countries of the European Union increased import of buckwheat by 2.3 times from 39 to 91 thousand tons, while production grew only by 8% from 226 thousand tons to 250 thousand tons. The largest European producers of this grain crop are France and Poland providing 80% of the total production.
more01.12.2016
Taras Vysotskyi: Agricultural sector stands in need of staff updating
An alignment meeting with regard to the training of specialists for agricultural sector as well as effective use of the land and property resources took place at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences on 1 December. Representatives of the Ministry of Education, rectors of agricultural higher education institutions and heads of industry associations participated in the meeting.
more30.11.2016
Ukraine is the third producer of buckwheat in the world
Our country is exceeded in volume of buckwheat production only by Russia and China.
more28.11.2016
National safety is in danger due to insufficient funding for the State Foods and Consumer Service
Public professional organizations of agricultural sector, i.e. Association ‘Ukrainian Agribusiness Club’, All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Union of Poultry Farmers of Ukraine, Meat Production Industrial Corporation and Association of Pig Producers of Ukraine wrote an open letter to Volodymyr Hroisman, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, requesting to increase financing for anti-epizootic measures.
more28.11.2016
UCAB becomes a member of the European Livestock & Meat Trading Union
Association ‘Ukrainian Agribusiness Club’ jointly with the Union of Poultry Farmers of Ukraine are becoming members of the European Livestock & Meat Trading Union (UECBV) from 1 January 2017.
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