Ukraine: impacts of sowing on tight schedule

In Ukraine winter crops sowing campaign for the 2017 crop is accompanied by different cataclysms. Severe drought during optimal seeding terms delayed sowing season in September. In early October machinery could not work in fields in the South because of rains. In late October freezing weather became another complication. Thus, Ukrainian farmers had only several…

Ukraine: Ukroboronprom to continue buying steel in EU for Dozor-B armored vehicles

Ukroboronprom State Concern will continue buying steel for new Dozor-B armored vehicles on the European Union (EU) market. The press service of the concern reported that the conditions of developing international industrial cooperation under the Dozor-B program were discussed during the negotiations with Poland’s Huta Stali Jakosciowych S.A., the European supplier of certified armored steel.…

Ukraine: foreign investment should be attracted to pharmaceutical sector

The implementation of the imports replacement concept in the Ukrainian pharmaceutical sector is possible with the approval of the strategy for attracting foreign investment, President of the Association Manufactures of Medications of Ukraine (AMMU) Petro Bahriy has said. “The foreign direct investment attraction concept for the Ukrainian pharmaceutical sector should be drawn up, not the…

Ukraine: winter crops need more warmth

According to observations, winter wheat, sown as of October 10, emerged unevenly for the 15-17 day after the sowing. Thus, there is a possibility that warmth will not be enough for winter crops and vegetation will stop in the poorly developed condition “emergence – 3 leaves”. Last year winter crops stopped to vegetate on December…