Agrarian news
18.01.2017
How the first year of free trade area with the EU finished
On the 1st of January, 2016 free trade area between Ukraine and the EU bilaterally came into operation. The economic part of the Agreement itself has been in force since April 2014. How has the state of quota exhaustion changed for this period?
more13.01.2017
Accounts of agrarians for VAT payment have been unblocked for one day
It has been known that illegally blocked accounts of agrarians for VAT payment have been unblocked for one day. The problem has been solved owing to joint active efforts of public agrarian unions.
more12.01.2017
State Fiscal Service has illegally blocked auxiliary VAT accounts of agrarians.
Leading agrarian associations have applied to Volodymyr Hroisman, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, with a request to interfere without further delay into a critical situation which occurred with illegal closing of accounts in the system of electronic administration of VAT.
more30.12.2016
Ukraine makes the top five world potato producers
According to the FAO, only 5 countries in the world annually produce more than 20 million tons of potato, i.e. China (95 mln. tons), India (45 mln. tons), Russia (30 mln. tons), Ukraine (22 mln. tons) and the USA (20 mln. tons). Germany takes the sixth place in the world in potato production, but the gross output in this country is about 10 mln. tons.
more30.12.2016
Amount of the state support to the farmers for 2017 was determined
After the Law ‘On State Budget of Ukraine for 2017’ was approved, the final figures available to the farmers became known.
more27.12.2016
How to sell potato for the Belarusians or not by snails alone
In January - November 2016 Ukraine exported 4.9 thous. tons of potato to the total amount of USD 1.3 million. In 2015 the total volume of potato supplied abroad was 15.3 thous. tons amounting to USD 2.5 million. This year the Ukrainian potato has been exported to Belarus almost to the fullest extent. The share of this country in the total supply of potatoes exported to foreign markets was 91% over 11 months of 2016 amounting to USD 1.2 million. In 2015 the share of Belarus amounted to 49%.
more27.12.2016
From the auction sale of land, budget can be increased by USD 20 billion
‘Moratorium on land is a screen that serves for hiding schemes, and thereby extends and deepens shadowing of the land relations’, the President of the Association ‘Ukrainian Agribusiness Club’ expressed his view in television debates ‘Great contrview’ with Kisieliov on NewOne channel. According to Alex Lissitsa, cancellation of land moratorium is only a possibility for people to sell their land, but not an obligation, ‘We are talking only about the possibility of land owner to choose, nothing more nor less. It should be mentioned as well that the farmers received land in the 90s, when they were at the age of 30-50, and now they are 70+. Today about 50% of people are willing to sell their land shares. In most cases people want to receive an opportunity and sell the land in order to spend their age of maturity in good conditions.
more26.12.2016
Ukraine exports more snails than lard
Over the last three years Ukraine has increased its volumes of snail export. In 2013 the Ukrainian producers exported 3 tons of shellfish, in 2014 - 58 tons, in 2015 - 260 tons, and for the first 10 months of this year it has exported 347 tons. For comparison, within 10 months of this year only 51 tons of Ukrainian lard and 9 tons of mutton have been exported abroad.
more26.12.2016
New Year Olivie salad will cost less
This year cost of the main New Year meal will be 4% less for the Ukrainians than the previous year and will amount to 79 UAH/serving piece (≥3kg). According to the UCAB price monitoring, this year the cost of salad is lower owing to significant price decrease of vegetables, for instance, potato lost 47% in value and its price reduced to 3.7 UAH/kg, carrots lost 65% in value and its price reduced to 4 UAH/kg, onions lost 60% in value amounting to 4.30 UAH/kg. This is due to the increased production of vegetables (+ 3%) up to 8.6 million tons. The price for eggs reduced by 12% as well and constitute up to UAH 20.6 per 10 pcs. The latter was caused by reduction of export volumes in a light of epizootic situation in the country.
more23.12.2016
Farmers viewed favorably budget and amendments to the Tax Code
Agricultural non-governmental associations of Ukraine applied to Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, with a request to support legislative instruments approved on December 21 in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding incorporation of amendments into taxation system and state support for agricultural producers.
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