In 2016 the volume of capital investments in agriculture will exceed the last year figures nearly 1.5 times, to 44 billion UAH, the Head of investment department at the National Scientific Centre Institute of Agrarian Economics Nikolai Kisil declared. In particular, the growth of capital investments was driven by a spike in investment activity after…
In January-November Commercial Sea Port Yuzhny handled 36,239,800 tons, down by 17.8%, YoY, Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority says. According to the statement, this makes 30% of total throughput of Ukraine’s seaports (120,717,900 tons). In the 11-month period the growth was shown by the following sectors: metal – 89,400 tons (+73.1%), containers – 73,800 TEUs (+51.5%),…
In 2016/2017 MY the export potential of Ukrainian feed corn totals nearly 18 million tons, up by 9% YoY. At the same time, in October Ukraine exported over 1.35 million tons of corn, which became the absolute record for the reporting month. But due to the record global production of corn, as well as rather…
According to the Agriculture Ministry, Ukraine exported 18.38 MMT of grains in the season 2016/2017 by December 1, up by 5.9% YoY. In particular, the exported volumes included 10.08 MMT of wheat, up by 1.18 MMT YoY. Barley exports in the period under review totaled roughly 3.95 MMT and corn exports amounted to 4.25 MMT.…
According to official information, Ukraine exported 525 KMT of barley in October, up by 16.4% YoY (451.1 KMT). In total, Ukraine has increased its barley exports by 3.7% this season, to 3487.5 KMT. Saudi Arabia is still the main destination market for Ukrainian barley, though with lower shipments now. Ukrainian exporters shipped 1.43 MMT of…
In January-September the share of agro-industrial complex in the general growth of capital investments in Ukraine reached 51.3%, including the agricultural component at 39.6%, and the food industry at 11.7%, the Head of investment department at the National Scientific Center Institute of Agrarian Economics Nikolai Kisil declared. According to him, in January-September the general volume…
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has expressed reservations about significant amounts of financial assistance rendered to Ukraine. The assistance program from 2007 to present has resulted in limited results, according to a statement of EU financial observers. Prior to 2014 the reason for the low effectiveness of assistance from the European Union (EU) was…