Agricultural Machinery Market Changes Vector

Ukraine lost $80 million because of decrease in dairy products exports

As a result of the 1st half of 2012, exports of dairy products from Ukraine, in terms of value, decreased by $78.9 million or by 29% in comparison with the first half of 2011.

Ukraine. French holding AgroGeneration collected almost UAH 3 Ml worth of insurance

The Kyiv-based insurance company INGO Ukraine paid UAH 2.9 Ml for damaged winter crops to the French agricultural holding AgroGeneration with assets in Ukraine.

Growth of grain prices directly influences prices for eggs, poultry meat and pork - Bakumenko

“In the structure of the cost price of poultry meat and eggs, expenses for compound animal feedingstuff occupy from 55% до 70%. And in the price of feed concentrates, 60% falls on grain.

Ukrainian cattle stock increased, Azarov notes

For the first time since 1990, Ukraine experiences an increase in cattle stock, the PM of Ukraine Azarov said at the yesterday opening ceremony of the Nibulon joint venture river grain terminal transfer in Chirske village, Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky district, Kyiv region. According to the head of the government, the state invests much in the social development of the village.

Significant Potential to boost Global Crop Production - Therefore Bullish Markets are not a Given

Will the global agricultural system be able to respond to increasing demand for raw material in the mid-term? This question was one of the key topics of this year’s agri benchmark Cash Crop Conference.

As of July 24, Ukraine produced 18.34 mln tonnes of grains

As of July 24, 2012, agrarians of Ukraine harvested early grains and leguminous plants throughout the areas of 7.91 mln ha, or 80% of the forecast.

Ukraine: sunflower seed areas in the southern oblasts are in poor condition

According to the polling of agricultural producers conducted by experts of APK-Inform Agency, agrarians of several southern oblasts of Ukraine reported about unsatisfactory condition of sunflower seed planting areas.

Ukraine: during recent two years, maize planting areas increased by 2 mln ha – N.Bezugly

During recent years, Ukraine faced the trend of increasing of maize planting areas, declared Nikolai Bezugly, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, on July 24.

Ukraine harvests 18M tons grain to July 24

Grain Ukraine. Ukraine harvested to July 24 18.3 million metric tons of grain on 7.9 million hectares, or 80% of the total area to be harvested, with the average yield of 2.32 tons a hectare, the agriculture ministry reported Wednesday.