Agrarian news
23.01.2017
Europe is the main consumer of Ukrainian pasta
69% of the Ukrainian pasta is exported to the European countries. In January-November 2016, this product was supplied to the EU to the amount of USD 17.6 million that is 4.2 times more than the same period of 2010 (USD 4.2 million).
more20.01.2017
Machinery market recovered and is going to increase by 15-20%, said Taras Vysotskyi
Within the exhibition ‘Green Week’ (Grune Woche) taking place in Berlin on 20-29 January, a conference ‘Sustainable Development, Success Factors and Strategy Options for Agribusiness in Ukraine’ was held. Taras Vysotskyi, General Director of the Association ‘Ukrainian Agribusiness Club’ participated in the panel discussion.
more18.01.2017
Losses of agrarians from raising of transportation tariff rates will come out of about 1.5 billion UAH - UCAB
Agrarian associations are speaking out against raising of railway transportation tariff rates which will lead to losses for agrarians of about 1.5 billion UAH.
more18.01.2017
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.
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