Agrarian news
16.05.2014
Ag giant Deere warns on Russia, Ukraine markets
Deere & Co cautioned over the dent to the former Soviet Union farm machinery from the knock-on effects of the Ukraine crisis as the farm machinery giant trimmed hopes for its full-year sales.
more15.05.2014
EU opens market for Ukraine
The European Union has fully opened its market for Ukrainian goods and services with about 98% of duties nullified.
more15.05.2014
Crimean occupants will close ports
The occupation forces of Crimea intend to close ports of Feodosia and Yevpatoria. Deputy Chairman of the self-proclaimed government of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Rustam Temirhaliev wrote on Facebook about this.
more14.05.2014
Agrarian Fund to sell 150,000 MT sugar to reduce prices
Within May Ukrainian Agrarian Fund is going to sell 30,000–35,000 MT sugar on domestic market (in June — 40,000–45,000 MT) in order to stabilize domestic market sugar prices, Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Ihor Shvaika told during joint briefing with the Ukrainian Derzhsilgospinspektsiya Chief, Government Portal says.
more13.05.2014
Russia wants to introduce meal tickets in Crimea
The unrecognized authorities of the annexed Crimea are going to introduce meal tickets. The idea came from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, according to TSN.
more13.05.2014
Deficit in budget spare: zero in January-April 2014
As to NRCU, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak said at a briefing on May 12 that the deficit in the budget spare, not taking into account nationaljoint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy, was a zero in January-April 2014.
more08.05.2014
Maple Lodge Farms' Chicken Cruelty Conviction Means $1 Million In Costs
TORONTO - One of the country's biggest chicken producers will have to spend at least $1 million over three years to ensure compliance with federal rules after an Ontario judge convicted it of causing undue suffering to the birds.
more07.05.2014
Europe approves €5.7 billion for Common Fisheries Policy
The European Maritime & Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has been formally adopted by the European Council. The European Union’s fund will provide an estimated €5.7 billion until 2020 to ensure the effective implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
more07.05.2014
Ukraine receives first IMF tranche
The first tranche of the IMF within the frames of the loan program of the International Monetary Fund to the amount of USD 3.2 billion came to Ukraine.
more05.05.2014
IMF expects gradual weakening of hryvnia by year end - Naiman
The IMF experts expect a slow weakening of the hryvnia to 12.8 UAH/USD by the year end. Eric Naiman writes about this on his blog, referring to the Memorandum on cooperation between Ukraine and the IMF.
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