UCAB news
05.09.2018
Ukraine is going for the corn record
According to preliminary calculations of the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club», gross grain harvest this season will exceed last year's figures by 2 mln tons.
more01.08.2018
Areas planted with soybeans decreased by 15%
Ukrainian agrarians in 2018 have sown 1709 thous. hectares of soybeans, that is 15% less than in the previous year. The largest reduction of sown areas were observed in the central and northern regions.
more24.07.2018
Brazilian farmers are suffering from low corn prices
Over the past two months, the cost of Brazilian corn has declined significantly - from USD 200/MT to USD 159/MT on delivery terms of CIF, Sao Paulo. Even the USDA forecast for the decline of corn production in the country doesn’t stop the fall in prices - the agency reduced its production figures in 2017/2018 MY to 83,5 mln tons (-1.5 mln tons to the previous forecast).
more17.07.2018
AGROBUSINESS 2018: AGRO OR BUSINESS?
On September 19-20, the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club» and the UCABevent Agency will host the IX International Conference «Large Farm Management Conference» (LFM).
more02.07.2018
China is a new player in the global market of sunflower meal
In 2017-18, China significantly increased the volume of sunflower meal imports after the Ministry of Agriculture of the country signed sanitary and phytosanitary protocols and requirements for quality characteristics of imported sunflower meal from Russia and Ukraine. It is forecasted that in 2017-18, China will import about 150 thous. tons of meal. According to analysts of the Middle Kingdom, this tendency will continue in the coming years due to the rapidly growing demand for protein foods.
more15.06.2018
Agrarians do not trust the outsourcing
In Ukraine the outsourcing of accounting and legal services has not gained widespread popularity among the agribusinesses. This is evidenced by the findings of UCAB Metrics 2018 survey, conducted by the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club».
more13.06.2018
85% of farmers don't use crop and yield insurance
A team of experts from the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club» conducted a survey of agricultural enterprises in order to explore the insurance market within the UCAB Metrics 2018 study.
more11.06.2018
One third of the operating expenses of the agrarians are covered by bank loans
According to a survey «UCAB Metrics 2018» conducted by a team of analysts of the Association «Ukrainian Agribusiness Club» in May 2018, 51% of Ukrainian agrarians use bank lending to cover part of their operating expenses.
more05.06.2018
Grain export is far behind last year
The reduction of gross crops production in 2017 to 61.9 mln tons, compared with 66 mln tons a year earlier, and the growth of competition for sales markets significantly affected the volumes of grain exports from Ukraine.
more30.05.2018
The projected decline in soybean sowings this year is confirmed
The pace of this year's soybean planting season has fallen by 7% compared with last year's figures. As of May 29, Ukraine has sowed 1670 thous. hectares of soybeans, which is 87% of the planned sowing areas this year. In comparison, 1 830 thous. hectares or 94% of the plan were sown at that date in the past year.
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