The beginning of the season 2016/2017 was marked by export prices reduction to six-year minimum. Only during the first week of the new season prices for all grain crops lost on average $7, and they are also down by $40 compared with the beginning of last season. In fact, price reduction is typical for a…
As of July 11, agrarians harvested 6.07 million tons of early grains and pulses throughout the areas of 1.75 million ha, or 19% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.47 t/ha. At the same time, on the same date in 2015 agrarians harvested 4.52 million tons of grains throughout 1.46 million ha, with the…
According to the official statistics, in May the exports of soybean meal / cake from Ukraine reached the record monthly index at almost 50 thousand tons, or 20% of the general export volumes since the beginning of the current season (September-May of 2015/2016 MY). In the reporting month, exports grew by 45% compared with April,…
Early in July hot weather conditions persisted in Ukraine with local rains and lightning. Along with this, in the dry regions soil moisture stocks decreased considerably, which can lead to higher number of shriveled grain. High temperatures contributed to the intensive growth of grain crops and speeded up the stages of their development Winter wheat…
Ukrainian AgMin revealed the list of the top profitable agrarian commodities in 2015. According to the list sunflower was the most profitable commodity for agribusiness as its profitability index reached 80.5% in UAH. Along with this its profit earning grew by 100% compared to the previous year. Time will show the results of 2016, but…
Ukrainian barley prices decreased. By the end of last week export prices for new crop barley had fallen by $4-5. Domestic prices declined by 150-250 UAH last week. By July 11 farmers had gathered barley from 35% of the intended area. An average productivity is almost 11% higher than last year. (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)
In May Ukraine imported 11.8 KMT of palm oil against 7.7 KMT in May 2015. Slight reduction in this product imports was observed for the second consecutive month. In April Ukraine imported 14 KMT, and in March – 15.8 KMT. This reduction didn’t have a great impact on the season’s results. During the first nine…