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Land reform will be prepared after summer vocation

Consideration of bill to repeal the moratorium on sale of agricultural land will take place after summer holidays, said the first Deputy Minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine Maxim Martynyuk. «We have the text of the bill, but there are some nuances and, in particular, we are now in a very constructive dialogue with the right business associations. When...

 
Italian dairy products: export value grows

In the first quarter of 2017, the Italian dairy products grew export’s value by 10.9% on a trend basis. Better than volume, up to 10%. Boom for whey’s (+ 80.2%) in value. Positive export in March for cheeses, compared with the same month of 2016, increased in volume for all major types of dairy: Pecorino and F...

 
Pressure on beef prices

IFA Livestock Chair Angus Woods says beef prices are holding firm at a base of €4.20/kg for steers and €4.30/kg for heifers.  Factories are putting pressure on beef prices. Base quotes for steers and heifers have been reduced by 5c/kg, with the general base quote for steers at €4.10/kg and heifers at €4.20/kg. Sell...

 
Ukrainian dairy production index is 30% higher than year ago

Andriy Yarmak, economist of investment center FAO, reported on this page in Facebook that the index of milk profitability production «Ukrainian dairy index (UDI)» is 30% higher than in the same period of 2016. In May 2017 farmers earned 30% more on every liter of milk than in May 2016. Mr. Yarmak points out that this is a real and not nominal profit because the cost part w...

 

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