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…
Despite the systematic increase in corn production volumes in Ukraine, the tendency of corn oil production mainly showed downward dynamics. According to the statistics figures, in 2015 Ukraine produced 7.97 thousand tons of the commodity, down by 35% compared with the index in 2011 (12.26 thousand tons). It should be noted that the reporting market…
Cargo volume handled at the terminals of Port of Odessa (Odessa Marine Trade Port) in January-July totaled 13.6 million tons, down by 4% YoY, the Center for Transport Strategies (CTS) reported, citing Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA). There was a twofold drop in the segment of liquid bulk cargo to 1.17 million tons. The volume…
The State Statistics Committee of Ukraine greatly surprised or even shocked the market by publishing the final data on oilseeds planted area, particularly that of sunflower – 5.9 million ha. It’s not that the market hasn’t expected such a large sunflower acreage in 2016, but on the contrary. Back in December 2015 UkrAgroConsult estimated that…
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved of a draft resolution facilitating the registration of imported medicines in Ukraine and narrowing it to 10 days. “The adoption of the draft resolution would help to improve the registration of medicines in Ukraine: it will help to relax the registration of medicines that have been registered by authorized agencies…