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Bill Gates has funded genetic research into how to create the perfect cow — one that will produce more milk and be able to withstand temperatures beyond that of the average cow. The Microsoft founder has invested $40 million (£28 million) in the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines, or GALVmed, a nonprofit organization based in Edinburgh, Scotland, that co...

The Ukrainian cheese-makers have not yet fully evaluated the pre-Christmas sales, but it looks like they had expected a better result. There is no increase in cheese prices. Traditional cheeses in the wholesale are sold at 135−150 UAH/kg, the same as it was on the New Year eve. For export...

Since the beginning of the current marketing year, as of January 1, 2018, Ukraine has exported more than 21.36 million tons of grain crops, in particular 11.2 million tons of wheat (including 6.2 million tons of food wheat, 5 million tons of fodderwheat), Such data is provided by the Department of phytosanitary safety, seed control and seedlings of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection. In ...

Producers of Ukraine in 2017 were able to increase the exports of butter to foreign markets and to reduce the volume of imports of this product. As it was reported in the State fiscal service of Ukraine (SFS), last year our manufacturers sold 30.4 thousand tons of butter — 2.5 times more than in 2016, then there was sold a total of 12 th...

In January-December 2017, Ukraine exported 41.87 thousand tons of fresh and frozen beef, which is 19.38% more than in 2016 (35.09 thousand tons). According to the data of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, export of fresh or chilled beef amounted to 12.32 thousand tons (2016: 15.94 thousand tons), while frozen beef was exported in t...

Milk Alliance Group began export delivery of hard, processed and soft cheese to the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America. The first shipment of cheese took place at the end of 2017. “Processed cheese — Chocolate, Honey and Yantar — made by Bashtanka cheese plant, was sent in November 2017 to the UAE under TM Family Harvest, and on the eve of the New Year we expo...

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has finally agreed mechanisms of support for agricultural producers, primarily in livestock breeding sector, and expects that the use of all developed solutions will allow this year to significantly increase the number of milk production complexes, farms, to grow livestock population, the volumes of milk production an...

The purchase prices for milk in Ukraine at the end of 2017 corresponded to world trends and showed a downward trend. The main reason for this was the decrease in export prices for dairy products that were a driver during the year, since the domestic market does not allow high sales. This was reported by analyst of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AVM) Yana Muzychenko. According to IFCN, global milk production in 2017 increased by 2.3...

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on December 27, 2017 approved the Export Strategy — the Road Map of Strategic Development of Trade for the period 2017−2021, which was developed by the Ministry of Economic Development with the participation of business and experts. «This is a clear plan of action as to how Ukraine moves from predominantly exporting raw materials to exporting science-intensive innovative products. The document...

The government of Belarus by its order has approved the national doctrine of food security of the country till 2030, informed on Tuesday the press-service of the government. In the document, in particular, it is planned to achieve the volume and structure of production of crop and livestock products that will allow to balance the su...