06.09.2012
Pasta instead of meat
According to the survey of AgriSurvey Agency of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB), the cost of pork production in Ukraine is one of the highest in the world. The main reasons are the high feed and power costs. At the same time, experts of Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) claim that there exists a global problem of excessive use of resources for the production of meat. In the long term, they predict a decline of the culture of meat consumption in the world.
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In 2011/12 MY Ukraine reduced sunflower seed exports by 39% - Ministry of Agrarian Policy
In 2011/12 MY the exports of sunflower seed from Ukraine reduced by 39% compared to the previous marketing season - to the level of 257.5 thsd tonnes, declared the press-service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on September 3, 2012.
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Ukraine to harvest 46 m tonnes of grain in 2012, says Yanukovych
Ukraine will harvest almost 46 million tonnes of grain this year, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.
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Agrarian Union: Government in talks with traders on volume of grain exports
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is discussing possible volumes of grain exports with traders and farmers, according to Chairman of the Agrarian Union of Ukraine Hennadiy Novikov, UKRINFORM reported, with reference to the Ekonomicheskie Izvestia newspaper.
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More than 160 companies from all around the globe have already registered to the III. International Conference "Large Farm Management"
More than 160 companies from all around the globe have already registered to the III. International Conference "Large Farm Management" which will be held on September 19, 2012 in "Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv" (1, Naberezhna Khreshchatytska str., Kyiv).
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Belarus in search of investor for new sugar refinery
Belarus is looking for an investor to construct a new sugar refinery in Mogilev Oblast, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich told reporters.
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Farmers fearful of risk of grain price collapse
Farmers are cautious over the ability of grain and oilseed prices to stay near record highs, and the impact of US drought on profits, prompting a continued reluctance to commit in advance to fertilizer purchases, PhosAgro said.
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Ukraine exported 2.7 mln tonnes of grains - Ministry of Agrarian Policy
Since beginning of the current marketing year, and as of August 27, 2012, the general grain exports from Ukraine totaled 2.74 mln tonnes, an increase of 82.6% compared to the same period in the previous season, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
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As of August 28 Ukraine produced 25.51 mln tonnes of grains
As of August 28, 2012, agrarians of Ukraine harvested grains and leguminous plants throughout the areas of 9.91 mln ha, or 66% of the forecast. The produced volumes totaled 25.51 mln tonnes of grains with the average yield of 25.7 c/ha, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
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Ukraine starts 2012 maize harvest with a low yield
Grain Ukraine. Ukraine harvested to August 27 25.48 million metric tons of grain on 9.9 million hectares with the average yield of 2.57 tons per hectare, the Agriculture Ministry reported on Monday.
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