Agricultural production in Ukraine 7.4% up in H1, 2012

Agricultural output in Ukraine in January-June this year increased by 7.4% compared to the corresponding period last year, and in particular the increase in production at commercial farms was 11.8%, while that at private farms was 4.4%, the State Statistical Service of Ukraine has said.

Ethanol production will create additional domestic demand for 800 thousand tons of corn

Setting the course to the use of mixtures of gasoline with bioethanol can expand the domestic consumption of corn in Ukraine by 800 thousand tons.

Ukrainian government to promote investment in agroindustrial complex

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is preparing some legislative initiatives aimed at creating tax preferences and incentives for agricultural enterprises that invest in the creation of high-tech production and high-paying jobs, the press service of the Secretariat of the cabinet said on Thursday.

Prysiazhniuk: Ukraine exports about one million tons of grain since July 1

Ukrainian Agricultural Policy and Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk announced this during his working visit to Odesa region on July 27, a UKRINFORM reporter said.

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.