Press releases
23.08.2016
Ukraine entered a group of three leading flour suppliers to Indonesia
Despite overall narrowing of Indonesian flour import due to development of internal milling facilities, Ukraine has increased supplies of this products group and thus, Ukraine has overcome its competitors from Turkey and India.
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Emphyteusis as mortgage instrument
The UCAB Association in cooperation with Union of poultry companies, Ukrainian agro association, National Agriculture Council of Ukraine and Land Union of Ukraine stand for law act project # 4010 “On development of law regulation of land usage for agricultural purposes (emphyteusis)”, registered in Supreme Council of Ukraine on July 15, 2016.
more02.08.2016
Export as an instrument to overcome meat’s industry stagnation
Initiated by UCAB Association round table on “Meat production development and beef export’s perspectives” was held on 28 of July, 2016 in Kyiv. Representatives of industry companies, related associations, State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service of Ukraine, processing entities and beef meat traders have gathered at the event.
more27.07.2016
Agriculture machineries’ production growth in Ukraine
Currently production of agriculture machineries and equipment has increased. Thus, during 1H 2016 768 disk-shaped harrows, 1981 seeders and 2274 cultivators have been produced which is 68%, 46% and 25% extra comparing to previous year results. Growth in production was marked with 2% soil tillage machines’ export decrease as a result of internal demand rise for Ukrainian technics.
more20.07.2016
The UCAB Association calls to abolish export custom’s tariffs for flax and false flax’s seeds
The Association Ukrainian Agribusiness Club stands for abolishment of export tariffs for seeds of flax and false flax. Nowadays 10% export custom tariff is applicable in Ukraine for sunflower, flax and false flax’s seeds aiming to facilitate internal processing in the country to expand export of oils and other processing products. Nevertheless, such custom tariff has no any crux concerning flax’s seeds. International market operators don’t deal with flax’s oil. Thus, flax’s seeds trade value on global markets has reached M 868 USD, whereas global value of flax’s oil trade counted only at M 121 USD.
more11.07.2016
The UCAB Association requests to consider agribusiness’ proposals to the Tax Code changes
The Association “Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” salutes common initiative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on issues of taxation legislation, Supreme Council of Ukraine and the Ministry of finance of Ukraine concerning urgency of tax law optimization, including aspects of agro business. Along with, the UCAB’s Tax Committee has issued drafted project of changes to tax legislation, which are designed to simplify co-work of agro business entities and authorities.
more06.07.2016
Ukrainian exporters actively use the EU non-tariff custom quotas
In accordance to the European Commission information, Ukrainian agro and food producers have fulfilled in 1H 2016 non-tariff EU quotas for nine groups of products, such as: natural honey, sugar, cereals and flour, wheat gluten and malt, processed tomatoes, grape and apple juice, oat, wheat, wheat flour and granules, corn, corn flour and granules. Main quarterly quotas for poultry meat and prepared semi-finished products were closed in both 1Q and 2Q of the current year.
more01.07.2016
The way to convert orchards wastes into cash
Third consecutive workshop on perspectives of APPR woody biofuel supplies business was held in Vinnitsa on June 30, 2016.
more01.07.2016
60 M tons yield of grains in Ukraine foreseen by UCAB
Due to the Association UCAB experts’ estimations 2016 grain yield expected to reach 59.8 M tons which less comparing to previous year by 0.3 M tons. Along with, 2016/17 MY grain export is projected to reach 35 M tons – 3.6 M tons less comparing to the past season.
more23.06.2016
Ukraine negotiates an increase of non-tariff quotas for export to the EU
On 22 July of 2016 in Brussels Ministry of agriculture policy and food of Ukraine commonly with General Directorate of the EU have held “Round table” devoted to agricultural business in the “Agro dialog EU –Ukraine, 2016” framework. Minister of agricultural policy and food of Ukraine, Mr. Taras Kutoyi, other Ukrainian and European business associations’, along with leading companies’ representatives have took part in the event.
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