22.11.2012
Moratorium on sale of agricultural land extended until 2016
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has passed a law extending a moratorium on the sale of agricultural land until January 1, 2016.
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CLAAS set to produce combine harvesters, tractors in Ukraine
Ukraine's agricultural machinery producers and CLAAS, one of world's leading harvester producers, under the auspices of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine reached an agreement on a pilot project for co-production of Tucano combine harvesters and Xerion tractors in Ukraine, the ministry said in a statement.
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Dairy production in Ukraine grows in ten months
This year, due to growth in the production of dairy products, butter and processed milk, it was possible to increase food production compared to last year, Director of the Food Department at the Ukrainian Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry Oleksandr Kuts has said.
more16.11.2012
Prices for Russia farmland returned to pre-crisis level
The dynamics of the land market in the Russian Federation over the past five years shows a rise in the prices of agricultural land after their decline with the onset of the global financial crisis, as well as market revival and increase of the total number of agreements, according to the head of the assets management company JSC Group "Razgulay" (Russia), Vitaly Bochkov, who will deliver a speech during the IV International Conference "Doing Agribusiness in Ukraine: prospects for 2013", which will be held on December 6 in Kyiv.
more08.11.2012
First time poultry meat exports beat imports
According to the State Statistics Service, in September poultry meat imports declined compared with the previous month and was at the level of 8.8 thousand t, while exports rose to 9.3 thousand t. This opportunity appeared due to the reduction of imports of all kinds of meat in September and poultry in particular.
more08.11.2012
Grain exports regulation shall be applied as last extreme measure only
Export restrictions in the grain market is the last of the possible options for its control and shall be applied only in case of extreme necessity - the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) stated.
more06.11.2012
Dynamics of prices for bread must be accompanied by social care - UCAB
In case of the increase in prices for bakery products the government must provide compensation to people with low income. This was stated by the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB), commenting on the widespread news about the possibility of increase of price for bread up to 5 UAH.
more06.11.2012
Prysiazhniuk: Ukraine could export 5.5 m tons of wheat
Grain traders could freely export 5.5 million tons of wheat in the 2012/2013 marketing season.
more06.11.2012
Fifth of winter grain crops in Ukraine in weak condition, says weather service
The Ukrainian Weather Center says that, according to its estimates, 20% of winter grain crops sowed for harvesting in 2013 are weak.
more06.11.2012
Ukrainian farmers thresh over 41mln tons of grain
As of November 2, Ukraine has harvested over 41 million tons of grain. The farmers have almost finished sowing of winter crops - the total sown area is 8,000,000 hectares.
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