20.07.2016
Share of employed citizens in agriculture has increased to 17.5%
According to information of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine published on July 15, 2016, share of employed individuals in agriculture has increased to 17.5% in 2015. From 2010 to 2015, the share has increased by 2.1%, but absolute amount of employees has decreased from 20.3 to 16.4 M during the same time period.
more18.07.2016
Agriculture machineries’ import has doubled
During 6 months of 2016 Ukrainian business entities have imported agro machineries valued at 233 M USD, along with tillage machineries for 123 M USD exciding same indicators of preceding year in 2.7 and 2 times accordingly.
more15.07.2016
Export of mutton and goats’ meat has increased fourfold
According to information published by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, export value of mutton and goat’s meat has raised fourfold and reached 45k USD in 1H2016 comparing to 1H2015.
more12.07.2016
The UCAB Association supports signing of memorandum by grain business and the Ministry of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine
Ministry of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine and grain business’s entities have signed memorandum about mutual persecution and understanding. In particular, the memorandum foresees export correction based on real production and yield projections.
more11.07.2016
Ukraine has exported wax valued at 1M USD
According to information of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, national producers have exported 15.1 k tons of natural honey during 1H 2016 which is 13.1% extra comparing to the same period of 2015. But in money terms export of honey has decreased by 8.6% and reached 30 M USD.
more11.07.2016
The UCAB Association requests to consider agribusiness’ proposals to the Tax Code changes
The Association “Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” salutes common initiative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on issues of taxation legislation, Supreme Council of Ukraine and the Ministry of finance of Ukraine concerning urgency of tax law optimization, including aspects of agro business. Along with, the UCAB’s Tax Committee has issued drafted project of changes to tax legislation, which are designed to simplify co-work of agro business entities and authorities.
more07.07.2016
Ukraine intensified agro foreign trade in 1H 2016
According to information of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, agro foreign trade balance surplus has reached 4.8 B USD in 1H 2016. Along with, export has gained 3.3% to 6.7 B USD and import 10% has increased to 1.9 B USD.
more06.07.2016
Ukrainian exporters actively use the EU non-tariff custom quotas
In accordance to the European Commission information, Ukrainian agro and food producers have fulfilled in 1H 2016 non-tariff EU quotas for nine groups of products, such as: natural honey, sugar, cereals and flour, wheat gluten and malt, processed tomatoes, grape and apple juice, oat, wheat, wheat flour and granules, corn, corn flour and granules. Main quarterly quotas for poultry meat and prepared semi-finished products were closed in both 1Q and 2Q of the current year.
more05.07.2016
VAT repayments braking has lowered stocks’ prices of public Ukrainian agro companies
Overall capitalization of Ukrainian public agro holdings traded on international stocks’ exchanges has reached 2.78 B USD on July 1, 2016 which is 5.7% less than at the beginning of June (-165.4 M USD).
more01.07.2016
The way to convert orchards wastes into cash
Third consecutive workshop on perspectives of APPR woody biofuel supplies business was held in Vinnitsa on June 30, 2016.
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