08.07.2014
Weather underpins hopes for huge US corn crop
Weather forecasts maintained hope for US corn production prospects as crops entered the key pollination period in historically strong condition, with soybeans and spring wheat seen thriving too.
more08.07.2014
Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, looks west as war next door imperils its Russian market
After 20 years of running a large commercial tube-manufacturing plant out of eastern Ukraine’s biggest city, Leonid Filshtinskiy is moving some of his operations westward — to Spain.
more04.07.2014
Poultry, eggs, grains and mixed fodder are the key products of Ukrainian agricultural exports to the EU
In the nearest future poultry, eggs, grains, mixed fodder and straw briquettes as alternative fuel, may become the key products of Ukrainian exports, supplied on the EU market within frames of establishing of the free trade zone between Ukraine and the EU, declared Ihor Shvaika, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, on June 27.
more01.07.2014
Gross yield of grain crops and grain legumes in 2014/15 MY is expected to reach 55-56 million tonnes
According to estimations of the Association “Ukrainian agribusiness club” (UCAB), gross yield of grain and oil crops in 2014/15 MY is forecast to 55-56 million tonnes (excluding currently occupied territory of Crimea), which is 6,5 -7,5 million tons (11,9-12,1%) less than previous year. Export is expected to reach 26-27 million tons which is 6,3-7,3 million tons (18,8-21,8%) less than expectations of 2013/14 MY.
more01.07.2014
Ukraine, EU sign landmark, transformational association agreement
This is a landmark agreement for Ukraine, and will be transformational. Poroshenko has indicated that Ukraine aims for EU membership, but this is a long run goal - likely 10-15 years away, if then. Ukraine is realistic, and understanding of the changing politics in the EU, against further enlargement, as nationalism builds in EU member states.
more27.06.2014
Export sales of Ukrainian agricultural commodities to the EU to grow by 14.3% in 2014
According to the estimates of the Association “Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” (UCAB), export sales of Ukrainian agricultural commodities may grow by 8,3-14,3% in 2014 as compared to 2013. In monetary terms, this figure would account for about $4.8-5.1 billion. The main reasons for this increase include unilateral trade preferences provided to Ukraine by the EU and the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union.
more26.06.2014
Foreign Ministry wants to ratify association deal with EU in July
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry wants to ratify the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in July 2014. First Deputy Foreign Minister Natalia Halibarenko said this at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday, when asked by a Ukrinform reporter when the document could be ratified.
more23.06.2014
Strat Grains lifts bars on hopes for EU wheat crop
Strategie Grains raised the bar on ideas for the European Union wheat harvest, reflecting upgraded hopes for countries from the UK to Bulgaria, but reduced expectations for barley, citing dryness in France and Spain.
more18.06.2014
Crop monitors lift hopes for EU, Ukraine harvests
European Union crop monitors raised prospects for the bloc's own crops, citing a "predominantly positive" yield outlook, and for Ukraine too, where a "particularly rainy" May had eased dryness concerns.
more17.06.2014
Yatseniuk: Government has created energy crisis headquarters
The Ukrainian Government has set up an energy crisis headquarters whose mission is to assure the balance of the energy resources, the balance of consumption and spending and the energy efficiency, Government Portal says referring to the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk Tuesday, June 17, Parliament report.
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