Agrarian news
07.08.2012
This year harvest of potatoes will be at the level of last year - 23 million tons
This year in all types of farms it is planted 1.432 million hectares of potatoes. This enables harvesting at the level of last year - about 23 million tons. This was informed by Oleksandr Sen, the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.
more03.08.2012
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.
more01.08.2012
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.
more01.08.2012
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.
more27.07.2012
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.
more27.07.2012
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.
more27.07.2012
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.
more27.07.2012
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.
more27.07.2012
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.
more26.07.2012
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.
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