In January-July the export volumes of agricultural food products from Ukraine increased by 2.6% YoY to $7.8 billion, while imports went up by 10% to $2.2 billion, the press-service of the Association “Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” (UCAB) declared. According to the announcement, the share of agricultural products in the general export structure reached 40.1%, up by…
The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumers’ Rights Protection has imposed a ban on imports of cattle and associated products from countries where Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has been recorded. “We are drawing up rules to prevent the spread of the disease and combat it. This week the first draft document will…
The process of corporatization of the state-owned enterprise NAEC “Energoatom” should provide for the opportunity to involve the western partners, including from the USA, in the company’s management. President of NAEC “Energoatom” Yuri Nedashkovsky said this, speaking at the meeting of the Eurasian Center of the Atlantic Council in the United States, the press service…
Coal stocks at warehouses of thermal power plants (TPPs) in Ukraine during the first 10 days of August decreased by 66,800 tons to 863,000 tons. This has been reported by the press service of NPC Ukrenergo. As of August 1, 929,800 tons of coal were stored at warehouses of the thermal power plants. (Ukrinform/Business World…
Ukrainian grain business pays more and more attention to the latest information technologies and their role in competitiveness improvement on the global market. Information on grain quality, reputation of supplier/country of origin becomes the main factor of competitiveness and securing a foothold in markets. The new approach to market data interpretation will provide the expansion…
At the beginning of the new 2016/2017 season Ukrainian grain market faced an unusually high demand for railroad transportation. Due to falling competitiveness of road transport for grain exports, an increased load on railway network revealed problems in grain infrastructure. This once again proves the need for further development and modernization of transport and logistics…
Peas harvesting is nearly over in Ukraine. This year in Ukraine peas acreage exceeded last year’s area by 33% and reached five-year high. And not only favorable weather during sowing contributed to this. In 2015 peas appeared to be one of the most profitable agri crops among grains and pulses, as well as more attractive…