Shareholders in private joint-stock company AMD Illichivsk (Odessa region) have permitted the company’s board to refinance a credit line with the limit of $30 million (765.98 million UAH). According to a company report, the decision was made at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on October 28. The shareholders authorized the board of ADM Illichivsk…
Six new outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been reported on pig farms and backyard/village units in Ukraine. The outbreaks were reported in the north and south of the country in the areas of Kharkov, Odessa, Nikolayev and Poltava. In total, there were 11 cases. (ThePigSite/Business World Magazine)
Sugar production in Ukraine as of November 1, totaled 1.04 million tons. According to the Ukrtsukor national association of sugar producers, almost 7.1 million tons of sugar beets had been processed as of November 1. “A year ago we had 774,500 tons of sugar. The quality indicators also changed: sugar production effectiveness grew by 0.3%.…
According to regional agricultural departments, as of November 1, Kazakhstan completed the harvesting campaign of grains. Agrarians produced 23.68 million tons of grains. The average yield totaled 1.54 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared. As of the reporting date, agricultural enterprises harvested grains throughout 15.353 million ha, or 100% of…
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…
In January-September the joint index of costs for production of agricultural commodities in Ukraine (without the Crimea) increased by 12.7% YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine informed. In particular, the costs for plant growing commodities production raised by 9.4% YoY, and animal commodities – by 21.1%. According to the statistics data, in September the…
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…