Agrarian news
26.12.2016
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.
more20.12.2016
Agricultural land shadow market will constitute more than UAH 10 billion in 2017
In compliance with current legislation of Ukraine the land rent agreements can be executed for 50 years or by virtue of emphyteusis without limit in time. These regulations are effective more than 10 years, but the activation of execution of the rent agreements for a term of 50 years and emphyteusis took place only in 2016.
more14.12.2016
Belarus rye sets the records of Ukrainian import
In January-November 2016 Ukraine imported a record amount of rye - 16.3 thousand tons that in monetary terms is USD 2.5 million. Whereas, for the same period previous year only 0.03 thousand tons of product amounting to USD 0.09 million were imported.
more09.12.2016
Spring sowing can be disrupted due to impossibility of seeds certification
Members of the Association ‘Ukrainian Agribusiness Club’, American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation as well as trade unions operating in the area of seed growing and seedling, in particular Seed Association of Ukraine and Ukrainian Seed Partnership uniting and representing interests of the leading market seed participants submitted an open letter to Volodymyr Hroisman, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, with a request not to jeopardize spring sowing for 2017. A reason for the possible disruption of sowing is inability to certify seed materials.
more09.12.2016
Further improvement of business climate in the agricultural sector of Ukraine
The fifth survey on “Agri business climate index” (ABI) was conducted in November 2016 by APD and UCAB. ABI includes two estimates: an estimate of the current economic situation in the sector and expectations, called agri business climate as well as an indicator of changes in the evaluation of agri business climate, named agri business index. This time again individual households and producers from the Western region of Ukraine improved their evaluation of agricultural business climate significantly. Some of the main reasons of such an estimate are seen in an improved access to modern machinery, in progressing productivity as well as in favorable cost level.
more08.12.2016
Farmers summarized 2016 production season
The concluding VIII International Conference ‘Doing Agribusiness’ organized by the Association ‘Ukrainian Agribusiness Club’ and AgriEvent Agency took place on 8 December. An aim of the event was to improve understanding by the Ukrainian agricultural producers of internal and external factors affecting their activity in 2017. The event was attended by approximately 300 representatives of the leading agricultural companies and industry experts.
more08.12.2016
Adoption of the draft Law No.0906 will allow to control epizootic welfare situation more efficiently, - UCAB
Major agricultural associations applied to Oleksandr Bakumenko, the Chairman of Agricultural Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, to support the draft Law of Ukraine ‘On State control aimed to assure compliance with legislation regarding safety and quality of food products and forage, animal health and welfare’, registration number No.0906 dated 27 November 2014. The relevant letter of application was signed by the following: Agrarian Union of Ukraine, Association ‘Union of Poultry Farmers of Ukraine’, Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council and Meat Production Industrial Corporation.
more07.12.2016
What are the consequences of the EU’s ban on poultry import from Ukraine
Every month following the ban on import of poultry and products made of it from the territory of Ukraine in connection with discovery of the bird flu incidents, the state is going to lose approximately UAH 150 million.
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