11.03.2014
In 2014 areas under corn won't change
About 80% of agricultural producers do not plan to change the sowing area under corn in 2014. This is evidenced by the results of survey conducted by the agency AgriSurvey.
more07.03.2014
Global food prices up as bad weather hits supplies
Bad weather conditions in key food producing countries coupled with increased demand and security concerns pushed global food prices up sharply during the month of February, UN Radio says referring to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report.
more05.03.2014
EU ready to give Ukraine EUR 11 bln in coming years - Barroso
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said that Brussels is ready to allocate EUR 11 billion to Ukraine in the coming years.
more04.03.2014
Draft Treaty on Eurasian Economic Union discussed in Moscow
The article of the draft Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), related to industrial subsidies, was discussed at the meeting between Minister for Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission Sergei Sidorsky, Industry Ministers of Belarus and Kazakhstan Dmitry Katerinich and Asset Issekeshev, and Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov in Moscow.
more03.03.2014
IMF mission will work in Ukraine on March 4-14
The mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will work in Ukraine from March 4 to March 14, reads a statement by the fund that has been sent to Interfax-Ukraine.
more28.02.2014
Farmers are asking to cancel major corruption schemes in agriculture on legislative level and do not continue the scandalous initiatives of the previous Government
Co-chairs of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Forum and representatives of professional associations in the field of agriculture sent letters to the Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov, the heads of parliamentary fractions and groups ("Batkivshchyna", "UDAR", "Svoboda", "Party of Regions”, Communist Party, the Group "Economic Development", the Group “Sovereign European Ukraine”), Deputy Chairman of Fraction of Party of Regions in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Serhiy Tigipko, Chairman of the Committee of Verkhovna Rada on National Security and Defense Volodymyr Lytvyn with a request for urgent adoption of a package of bills that will help to destroy the source of corruption in agricultural sector, eliminating unnecessary permissions and procedures.
more27.02.2014
Ukraine's international reserves down to $15 bln, funds on treasury account – to UAH 4.3 mln - Yatseniuk
Ukraine's forex reserves over the last three years fell from $37 billion to $15 billion, and ending funds on the single treasury account decreased to UAH 4.3 million, candidate for prime minister, head of the Batkivschyna faction Arseniy Yatseniuk said at the Verkhovna Rada on February 27.
more26.02.2014
EU expects economic reform plan from new Ukrainian government
The EU expects an economic reform plan from a new Ukrainian government to determine the necessary international financial assistance, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has said at a press conference in Kyiv on February 25, NRCU reports.
more26.02.2014
Exports of live cattle from Ukraine increased in 4.5 times
According to the State Statistics Committee last year Ukraine exported 10.5 ths heads of live cattle, that is in 4.5 times more than the figures of 2012. It was informed by the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” (UCAB).
more17.02.2014
Rains change panorama for corn and soybeans in Southern Brazil
The Institute of Rural Technical Assistance of Rio Grande do Sul has informed yesterday that climate conditions in the southernmost state of Brazil in the next days will be crucial. Nearly 90 percent of the soybean crops in Rio Grande do Sul are flowering and the weather forecast from the 14th of February to the 20th of February includes rains in all regions of the state.
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