18.03.2014
Ukraine turmoil could spark 'food crisis'
Ukraine is at risk of seeing a food "crisis" emerge from its political turmoil, the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club said, warning that the country's "difficult" situation may cost it 11m tonnes in grains production.
more17.03.2014
FAO: Crops rejected for containing traces of GMOs
Up to 26 countries around the world have blocked the import of a range of non-GMO crops because they were found to contain traces of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), UN Radio says referring to the the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report.
more17.03.2014
Agriculture ministry says subsidiaries of Agrarian Fund could be liquidated
Two subsidiaries of the Agrarian Fund – Agrofund-grain and Agrofinfund – which were created in early 2014, could be liquidated if their creation is proved inappropriate during an audit.
more17.03.2014
Lack of funds may cut Ukraine 2014 grain harvest by 11 mln T -analyst
Ukraine, gripped by political turmoil for more than three months, could lose about 11 million tonnes of grain in the 2014 harvest due to a sharp decrease in sowing area caused by a shortage of funds, analyst UCAB said on Monday.
more17.03.2014
20% of agricultural lands in Ukraine can stay not sown
As of March 13, 306 thousand hectares of land are sown by grains and legumes, mainly in Southern and Eastern Ukraine, which is 11% of the anticipated cultivated areas. Losses of most agricultural crops last year, and the lack of any funding caused by the difficult economic and political situation in Ukraine may lead to significant losses of grains and oilseeds harvest in 2014. Thus, by estimation of the President of Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” (UCAB) Alex Lissitsa, farmers will not be able to sow 20% of agricultural lands, that will lead to a loss of 11.1 million tons of the harvest or 25.1 billion revenue at current prices.
more13.03.2014
Shvaika: Bills allowing domestic products to enter EU market to be approved
A thorough analysis of the Ukrainian legislative initiatives in the agricultural sector has been made on the initiative of Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Ihor Shvaika and with the assistance of experts and representatives of relevant organizations and agribusiness. Thus, six bills have been already signed and sent for approval to the central authorities in order to accelerate the European integration processes in this sphere, the Minister said at a press briefing on March 11, Government Portal reports.
more12.03.2014
World Bank ready to provide $3 billion aid to Ukraine
The World Bank said Monday it was prepared to offer $3 billion to Ukraine this year to help it advance reforms and support crucial development projects, Voice of Russia reports referring to AFP.
more12.03.2014
Capitalization of Ukrainian agricultural companies decreased by 30%
Ukrainian agricultural companies represented on the international stock exchanges as of March 11, 2014 lost 29.8 % of market capitalization compared to the similar date of 2013. A year ago 14 main representatives of Ukrainian agricultural industry have been evaluated in 6968,9 mln USD, but today their market capitalization is estimated at 4893 mln USD. It was informed by the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club".
more11.03.2014
In 2014 areas under corn won't change
About 80% of agricultural producers do not plan to change the sowing area under corn in 2014. This is evidenced by the results of survey conducted by the agency AgriSurvey.
more07.03.2014
Global food prices up as bad weather hits supplies
Bad weather conditions in key food producing countries coupled with increased demand and security concerns pushed global food prices up sharply during the month of February, UN Radio says referring to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report.
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