The issue of state-owned ports assignment to private investors has been discussed in Ukraine for several years, but it was not clear which pattern of interrelation with private investors the state will choose – privatization or concession, or perhaps something else. However, it was clear that something had to be done. Many market participants tend…
In January-August Ukraine exported $9.1 billion worth of agricultural products, amounting to 40.1% of the total national exports within this period. “The leaders of the structure of agricultural exports are: crops ($3.6 billion), prepared food products ($1.4 billion), seeds and fruit of oil plants ($0.7 billion), and residues and waste from the food industry ($0.6…
The share of sunflower oil in the structure of Ukrainian vegetable oils production is nearly 96%. In this regard, it’s logical that the majority of population prefers sunflower oil. It should be noted that total consumption of vegetable oils by population of Ukraine has decreased over the past year. Statistics show that in H1 the…
Last week Verkhovna Rada approved of the budget in the first reading session. During the two weeks the government should take into consideration the proposals of all the deputies and introduce the document to the Parliament in the course of the second reading session. The budget can be finally adopted in the second session or…
Last week milling wheat prices kept growing, mainly supported by increased CBOT wheat futures and strong demand from key importers. Export prices for Ukrainian milling wheat with 11.5% protein have increased by 8% over the past month. Prices strengthened by $5 during the previous week. (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)
Ukrainian farmers continue to harvest sunflower. As of October 24, 5171.1 thousand ha had been threshed, or 87% of the intended area – 5916.2 thousand ha, up by 6.5% YoY (4856 thousand ha). 11341.3 KMT had been obtained with the average yields of 2.19 MT/ha, which is all-time high for Ukraine. On the same date…
Ukraine International Airlines offers passengers of charter flights to take advantage of a vast selection of additional travel options. Effective as of October 24, when booking tickets at travel agencies passengers of all UIA charter flights are provided with an opportunity to purchase the following additional services: – Pre-paid Baggage: UIA offers passengers who would…