UCAB news
04.02.2020
In 2019 agri-food export from Ukraine increased by 19%
In 2019 agri-food export from Ukraine amounted to USD 22.2 billion that is 19% more than in 2018. Import of the specified products over the same period last year increased by 14% as well amounting to USD 5.7 billion. In general, foreign trade balance of agri-food products totalled USD 16.5 billion indicating that Ukraine is a net exporter of these products.
more28.01.2020
Ukraine has historically increased its wheat export this marketing year
Within less than 7 months of 2019/2020 wheat export exceeded index of the entire previous season. As of 27 January 2020, volume of the exported wheat over the period of July 2019 - January 2020 exceeded the annual level of 2018/19 MY by 30 thousand tonnes and reached 15.6 million tonnes.
more22.04.2019
UCAB welcomes new members!
Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club» welcomes first eleven new members who have joined the UCAB from the beginning of 2019. They are: «Bueling Inc.» company , Arzinger, LLC «Innovation Agro Technologies», Commodity exchange «Kiev Mercantile Exchange», LLC «Znamyanska Agroindustrial Company», LLC «Agro KMR», Agro Construction Alliance «Astra», LLC «Variant Agro Build», LLC «Agro-Wild. Ukraine», ASP Group, LLC «TAS Agro».
more09.10.2018
Ukraine and Britain: untilled field for cooperation
On October 8-11, Ukrainian week was held in London. Alex Lissitsa, President of the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club», made the presentation «UK and Ukraine: Free Trade, Agriculture and Economic Growth after Brexit».
more05.09.2018
Ukraine is going for the corn record
According to preliminary calculations of the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club», gross grain harvest this season will exceed last year's figures by 2 mln tons.
more01.08.2018
Areas planted with soybeans decreased by 15%
Ukrainian agrarians in 2018 have sown 1709 thous. hectares of soybeans, that is 15% less than in the previous year. The largest reduction of sown areas were observed in the central and northern regions.
more24.07.2018
Brazilian farmers are suffering from low corn prices
Over the past two months, the cost of Brazilian corn has declined significantly - from USD 200/MT to USD 159/MT on delivery terms of CIF, Sao Paulo. Even the USDA forecast for the decline of corn production in the country doesn’t stop the fall in prices - the agency reduced its production figures in 2017/2018 MY to 83,5 mln tons (-1.5 mln tons to the previous forecast).
more17.07.2018
AGROBUSINESS 2018: AGRO OR BUSINESS?
On September 19-20, the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club» and the UCABevent Agency will host the IX International Conference «Large Farm Management Conference» (LFM).
more02.07.2018
China is a new player in the global market of sunflower meal
In 2017-18, China significantly increased the volume of sunflower meal imports after the Ministry of Agriculture of the country signed sanitary and phytosanitary protocols and requirements for quality characteristics of imported sunflower meal from Russia and Ukraine. It is forecasted that in 2017-18, China will import about 150 thous. tons of meal. According to analysts of the Middle Kingdom, this tendency will continue in the coming years due to the rapidly growing demand for protein foods.
more15.06.2018
Agrarians do not trust the outsourcing
In Ukraine the outsourcing of accounting and legal services has not gained widespread popularity among the agribusinesses. This is evidenced by the findings of UCAB Metrics 2018 survey, conducted by the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club».
more13.06.2018
85% of farmers don't use crop and yield insurance
A team of experts from the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club» conducted a survey of agricultural enterprises in order to explore the insurance market within the UCAB Metrics 2018 study.
more11.06.2018
One third of the operating expenses of the agrarians are covered by bank loans
According to a survey «UCAB Metrics 2018» conducted by a team of analysts of the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club» in May 2018, 51% of Ukrainian agrarians use bank lending to cover part of their operating expenses.
more05.06.2018
Grain export is far behind last year
The reduction of gross crops production in 2017 to 61.9 mln tons, compared with 66 mln tons a year earlier, and the growth of competition for sales markets significantly affected the volumes of grain exports from Ukraine.
more30.05.2018
The projected decline in soybean sowings this year is confirmed
The pace of this year's soybean planting season has fallen by 7% compared with last year's figures. As of May 29, Ukraine has sowed 1670 thous. hectares of soybeans, which is 87% of the planned sowing areas this year. In comparison, 1 830 thous. hectares or 94% of the plan were sown at that date in the past year.
more23.05.2018
The weather dictates its rules of game on the global wheat market
World wheat production in 2018/2019 MY will decrease to 747,7 mln tons, that is 10,6 mln tons less than a year earlier. At the same time, consumption will continue to grow and, according to forecasts of the USDA analysts, will reach 753, 8 mln tons, which is 10 mln tons more than last year's figure.
more02.05.2018
Shashlik season is open
In April 2018, compared to the last month, the cost of poultry meat increased from 54,6 to 55,2 UAH/kg, beef and pork prices didn’t rise significantly - by 30 and 50 kopecks/kg, respectively. In the short term, it should not be expected that meat will be cheaper.
more19.04.2018
Trade war between the USA and China - the place of Ukraine
March 8, US President Donald Trump signed a 25 percent duty on steel and 10 percent on aluminum to protect national interests. In response, China made up a list of 128 products imported from the United States, on which it is planned to introduce duties in 15%. The list includes fruits, dried fruit, nuts, wine, ginseng, seamless steel tubes and others.
more23.03.2018
Sown areas under soybeans will be reduced mainly by small producers
According to a survey conducted by UCAB analytical team «UCAB Metrics 2018: Seeds, Plant production products and Fertilizer», half of Ukrainian soybean producers plan to change the sown areas this year.
more22.03.2018
China is boosting the import volume of soybeans
According to the USDA, in 2017/2018 MY Chinese import of oilseeds is projected at a record high level - 102,4 mln tons, which is almost 4 mln tons more than last year's level. At the same time, almost 98,9% account for soybeans.
more13.03.2018
The increase in wheat production is expected in the western regions of Ukraine
The UCAB analytical team conducted a survey as part of «UCAB Metrics 2018: Seeds, Plant production products and Fertilizer» study among Ukrainian agricultural enterprises of different categories from different geographic regions.
more12.03.2018
Bad weather conditions in Brazil and Argentina contribute to rising prices for Ukrainian corn
For the period from February 28 to March 07, the corn cost on the terms of FOB deepwater ports of Ukraine increased by an average of USD 8-10/MT and amounted to USD 193-198 /MT, that is USD 24 higher than the previous year.
more07.03.2018
Flower supplies increased by 25% in 2017
Last year Ukraine imported cut flowers for almost USD 7 mln, which in real terms is about 92.2 mln flowers and 25% higher than the indicator of 2016. Roses (36%), chrysanthemums (33%) and carnations (29%) were dominant in the import structure.
more06.03.2018
Ukraine’s agriculture business climate rocks new horizons
Kyiv, February 22, 2018. The Survey conducted in February demonstrates improvements of respondents’ perception of the agricultural business climate (ABC), which reached 37.6 points.
more07.02.2018
Agro-exports in 5 years: the supplies of chocolate and cheese declined, poultry meat - increased
In 2017, Ukraine demonstrated one of the highest export figures in the history of independence - USD 17.8 bln. Prior to this, the highest exports were recorded in 2012 - USD 17.9 bln.
more06.02.2018
Agricultural investment ascent – «ideal height» is still far away
In the third quarter of 2017, capital investment in the agricultural sector showed a record for the last 7 years, reaching USD 611.4 mln.
more02.02.2018
The demand for sunflower meal increased in China
For the last week, as of January 31, the export value of sunflower meal on the terms of FOB deepwater ports delivery increased by almost 9% compared to last week. Most market operators pronounce the prices at the level of USD 180-190/mt.
more29.01.2018
China is actively reducing the maize stocks
According to the USDA data, in China the final maize stocks in the 2017/2018 MY are projected at 79.5 mln tons, which is 21.2 mln tons less than the year before.
more25.01.2018
Estimations of agrarians: the condition of winter crops is excellent
As at 23 January 2018, the sowings of winter wheat, barley and rapeseed are in good condition throughout the territory of Ukraine.
more23.01.2018
Ukraine is deepening cooperation with Germany
Representatives of the Ukrainian and German agribusiness and ministries at the Embassy of Ukraine in Germany discussed the results of the countries' cooperation in the agricultural sector over the past year and identified the priority areas of work during the meeting at the anniversary X Ukrainian Agrarian Business Evening, which took place within the Green Week (Grüne Woche) in Berlin.
more16.01.2018
The rate of wheat export declined
Since the beginning of the 2017/2018 marketing year, as at January 1, wheat exports from Ukraine decreased by 800 thous. tons compared to the same period last year and amounted to 11.2 mln tons.
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