14.01.2014
Not refunding of VAT to grain exporters and lack of state support threatens the dwindling agricultural production
Decreasing global and domestic prices and related to it multimillion losses, significant logistical expenses and expensive resource providing with almost absent State support creates catastrophically adverse conditions for agribusiness in Ukraine. At the same time, the draft budget for 2014 does not again includes almost any assistance from the State. This was stressed today during the press conference by the representatives of agricultural associations: the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club", Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, the Union of Poultry Producers of Ukraine, and the Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Ukraine.
more10.01.2014
Crops overwinter well - Prysiazhniuk
Despite unusual weather in winter, the condition of winter crops is within normal limits. Agricultural Policy and Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk has said about this, the press service of the Ministry informs.
more10.01.2014
Ukrainian agrarians threatening scarcity of mineral fertilizers
Because of the increasing prices for fertilizers in Ukraine agricultural associations ask the leaders of the State to cancel the special duty on mineral fertilizers. Co-chairs of the All- Ukrainian Agrarian Forum appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov with such a request on behalf of the tens of thousands of business entities of agroindustrial complex of Ukraine.
more09.01.2014
Sunflower seed market stabilized by national enterprises - Ukrainian Agribusiness Club
In September-November of 2013/2014 marketing year, sunflower seed export from Ukraine reduced by 80.1% or by 47,100 tonnes against the same period of 2012/2013 marketing year and made up only 11,700 tonnes. On the backdrop of the forecasted record-making gross yield of this crop at 10-10.6 million tonnes, the export rates appeared to be rather slow.
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Sunflower seed market stabilized by national enterprises - Ukrainian Agribusiness Club
In September-November of 2013/2014 marketing year, sunflower seed export from Ukraine reduced by 80.1% or by 47,100 tonnes against the same period of 2012/2013 marketing year and made up only 11,700 tonnes. On the backdrop of the forecasted record-making gross yield of this crop at 10-10.6 million tonnes, the export rates appeared to be rather slow.
more09.01.2014
Warm weather in December does not tell on state of winter crops - Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center
The warm weather in Ukraine in winter 2013 was favorable for winter crops and did not speed up the processes of their vegetation.
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In the first quarter of 2013/2014 marketing year export of sunflower seeds decreased by 80%
In September-November 2013/14 MY export of sunflower seeds from Ukraine decreased by 80,1% or 47.1 thousand tons compare to the same period in 2012/13 MY and totaled just 11.7 thousand tons. Against the background of the predicted record gross harvest of the crop in 10-10.6 million tons, the pace of export turned out to be quite slow. Main contractors on export of sunflower are: Turkey, Russian Federation and the European Union.
more08.01.2014
Ukraine exports 9.5 m tonnes of corn in 2013 – Prysiazhniuk
Ukraine increased corn exports in 2013 by a third, to 9.5 million tonnes, the press service of the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has reported.
more08.01.2014
Ukraine and Serbia deepen cooperation in agriculture
The government adopted a decree "On approval of the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation in the field of quarantine and plant protection," the Information-Analytical Bulletin of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine informs.
more08.01.2014
Government raises minimum prices for sugar, raw materials
The Cabinet approved new minimum prices for sugar beets and sugar of the A quota for the marketing period of 2014/2015. The State Service for Regulatory Policy and Development of Entrepreneurship informs about this.
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