UCAB news
11.07.2012
Grain producers lose 10 billion UAH this year
As a result of the drought, the yield of early grain crops in the most affected steppe zone of Ukraine decreased from 22 centner/ha to 16 centner/ha, leading to loss of production at the level of 15-20%. In addition to losses from bad weather, the standardized monetary value of land has increased by 75.6% and became an additional financial burden for farmers this year. As a consequence, according to the calculations of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB), this year farmers may suffer record losses - about 10 billion UAH. The President of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" Alex Lissitsa informed bout this during a press conference yesterday.
more09.07.2012
Because of bad weather the grain harvest may decline to 40 million tons
Dry weather in June that could be observed almost throughout the whole territory of Ukraine adversely affected the plantings of early grain crops. Experts of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) predict a decrease in the grain yield in Ukraine for 3 million tons - to 44 million tons. In case of the further deterioration of weather conditions the grain harvest is expected at the level of about 40 million tons.
more05.07.2012
Prime Minister supported the UCAB proposal of reviewing the ratio of normative-monetary value of agricultural lands
On the 3-rd of July, in Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine was held a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, with the participation of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" and other leading agricultural professional associations of Ukraine. During the meeting, President of UCAB Alex Lissitsa announced for Head of the government the urgent for solving questions of agrarian sector of Ukraine.
more26.06.2012
EURO 2012 guests spend over 300 UAH per day for food
About 30% of foreign guests who came to Kyiv to visit the matches of the final part of European championship, leave in our capital 300 UAH and more every day just for food. Such a survey conducted by the agency «AgriSurvey» Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club."
more25.06.2012
Students-agronomists mastered modern technologies and innovations in field of plant protection
On June 20, 2012 the "Bayer CropScience" division of the "Bayer" company in Ukraine, the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) and the agency “AgriEvent” supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Ukraine in a framework of Ukrainian Day of young agronomist successfully conducted workshop "Bayer CropScience Technologies" held at the research facility "Bayer Agro Arena "(Poltava region, m.Horol).
more14.06.2012
Losses of horticultural producers worth about 300 million UAH were caused by bad weather
Heavy rains and storms destroyed more than 15 thousand hectares of vegetables, fruits and berries in the most affected regions of Ukraine - Zakarpatya, Donetsk, Lugansk and Odessa regions, according to expert on horticultural markets of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) Igor Strelyuk.
more08.06.2012
Farmers will lose 500 million uah annually in state regulation prices of milk
Adoption of the Law "On Amendments to Article 3 of the Law of Ukraine" On State Support of Agriculture of Ukraine " (concerning the regulation of purchasing prices for milk) may result in procurement of milk and lower prices for its producers. This was stated in the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UABC), commenting on the adoption by Parliament in second reading the draft law with registration number 10456.
more30.05.2012
Limit of the land leasing size will stop development of plant growing
On the 22 of May, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine plans to consider in the first reading a draft law “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Land Leasing” (to some restrictions of agricultural land leasing” (reg. #10273 from 27.03.2012). In the Association “Ukrainian agribusiness club” (UCAB) is pointed out, if the draft law is passed in the current edition, Ukraine will stop the development of commodity production of cereals and industrial crops.
more13.05.2012
The production of all types of meat is decreasing in Ukraine
For the first time during last three years in the domestic meat market it tends to reduce the production of all types of these products. For example, chilled chicken meat production has decreased by 5.6% to 181 thousand tons, and frozen - by 27% to 23 thousand tons while in the structure of the market this type of meat is more than 50%. However, experts of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) states the import growth in this market.
more13.05.2012
Profitability of growing early strawberries in greenhouses is more than 300%
Ukraine imports about 500 tons of strawberries annually in the period from April to May . At the same time production of domestic products in greenhouses in the last three years has increased about 4 times and now is about 200 tons. Experts Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) predict an increase of production in the future.
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