Ukraine should reduce energy consumption by 5% every year, European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Johannes Hahn said. “Energy efficiency is one of the key goals of our joint initiatives”, he said. “Our goal is to improve energy efficiency by 5% every year”, Hahn said. He said that Ukraine should focus on energy efficiency…
Ukraine is preparing another batch of Oplot combat tanks, being manufactured at Malyshev plant (Kharkiv), for transfer to Thailand within the framework of a $200 million contract signed in 2011. According to a report on the website of the tank plant, the production of another batch of Oplot tanks is at the stage of final…
In January-June Ukraine imported coal and anthracite (foreign activity code 2701) valued at $678.2 million, in particular $102.09 million in June. According to the State Fiscal Service, the Russian Federation delivered coal worth $446.26 million, the United States – $95.93 million, Australia – $43.28 million, other countries – $92.72 million. The total volume of coal…
As of July 11, agrarians harvested 6.07 million tons of early grains and pulses throughout the areas of 1.75 million ha, or 19% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.47 t/ha. At the same time, on the same date in 2015 agrarians harvested 4.52 million tons of grains throughout 1.46 million ha, with the…
In January-June Ukraine exported $85.48 million worth of electricity, with $10.46 million in June. According to the State Fiscal Service, electricity exports to Hungary amounted to $63.39 million, Poland – $21.73 million, Moldova – $347 thousand, other countries – $7 thousand. In January-June Ukraine imported $1.12 million worth og electricity from Russia and $320 thousand…
According to the official statistics, in May the exports of soybean meal / cake from Ukraine reached the record monthly index at almost 50 thousand tons, or 20% of the general export volumes since the beginning of the current season (September-May of 2015/2016 MY). In the reporting month, exports grew by 45% compared with April,…
Early in July hot weather conditions persisted in Ukraine with local rains and lightning. Along with this, in the dry regions soil moisture stocks decreased considerably, which can lead to higher number of shriveled grain. High temperatures contributed to the intensive growth of grain crops and speeded up the stages of their development Winter wheat…