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Purchase prices for milk continued to rise amid a gradual recovery in domestic demand in mid-May. However, along with positive hopes for a recovery in raw milk prices and lower feed costs due to the domestic situation, dairy farms are concerned that in the midst of «green harvest» (haylage and silage, which account for 50% of the cost s...

FARM OF THE WAR PERIOD One war for all, but everyone has his own front. Our common victory depends on everyone’s dedication at his or her workplace and everyone’s cohesion. Oleksiy Prymachok, Head of Sales Department, talks about how the company DK FEED works under war conditions and helps dairy farmers solve urgent problems.   Oleksii Prymachok, Head of Sales Department, DK FEED       — Oleksiy, what was the beginning of war like for you? — The...

The global dairy market is reacting painfully to the situation in Ukraine. Exports from Ukraine have stopped, which has significantly shaken the balance of grains and oilseeds in the world. It has been an additional pressure factor for the dairy market. An oil-price spike had a negative effect on the whole dairy chain. High cost of milk produc...

On March 8 Russian soldiers shelled, and the next day they came and occupied the farm «Naporivske», situated in Lukashivka village, about 20 km from Chernihiv. The occupiers killed 110 cows and calves, damaged farm infrastructure and the machinery. The owner of the farm, Hryhoriy Tkachenko, told an Irish journalist Chris McCullough how the farm is being re...

Each of the problematic historical convolutions of Ukraine — the outbreak of war in 2014, coronavirus crisis, the big war of 2022 — caused the destruction of logistics routes, chains of production and subsequently shortages of goods. However, there are always those in Ukraine who will lend their reliable support to preserve hu...

We would like to inform you that the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and the Government have supported our legislative initiative to extend the State Entrepreneurs Support Program for Reducing Loans Cost — «Affordable Loans 5−7-9%» (CMU Decision № 28 as of January 24, 2020) and portfolio guarantees (CMU Decision № 723 as of&...

The beginning of the war actually paralyzed the dairy business. Problems with milk sales and logistical collapses were the number one problem. Of course, farms in the temporarily occupied and adjacent territories took the brunt. As a result, purchase prices for milk in a number of regions have skyrocketed, losing within 10% on the grade. Some farms, even for Extra Grade milk could receive no more...

Tariff quotas for duty-free imports of Ukrainian goods to the European Union, which severely limit the possible export volumes from Ukraine, under the current conditions have become artificial barriers that block restoring and development of Ukrainian agriculture. The Ukrainian AgriCouncil (UAC) has called on the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food to initiate the abolition of tariff quotas for Ukrainian agricultural...

To eliminate of agricultural producers' discrimination in access to concessional loans under the state program of support for small and medium scale businesses. The Ukrainian AgriCouncil addressed this request to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. To eliminate of agricultural producers' discrimination in access to concessional loans under the state program of support for small and medium scale businesses. The Ukrain...

Blocking the chains of exporting agricultural products because of the war has led to a lack of working capital among farmers in the midst of the sowing campaign. Export potential can be expanded by shipping Ukrainian cargoes to Lithuanian ports through Poland, but it should be officially supported by the countries. The Chairman of the Ukrainian AgriCouncil (UAC) Andriy Dykun took part in a meeting organized by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, chaired by the Minister Mykola...