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In January-September, 2016 Ukraine exported cheese on $15.9 million (5.5 thousand tons), which is 27% lower than the same period in 2015, according to The State fiscal service of Ukraine. The main buyers of Ukrainian cheeses in January-September 2016 are Kazakhstan ($8.2 million), Moldova ($4.5 million) and Egypt ($1.3 million). Thus, at the end of 2015 the large...

Agricultural production in Ukraine (excluding the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Sevastopol, parts of the area of the ATO) in January-September of 2016 has increased by 0.9% compared to the same period of 2015. According to the State statistics service, during this period agricultural enterprises increased their production by 0.8%, households — by 0.9%. In September 2016, th...

On October 17, Association of Dairy Producers of Ukraine (ADP) signed an agreement to join International Dairy Federation. Starting from this day ADP will present National Committee of IDF in Ukraine. The agreement was signed by Andriy Dykun, the head of Ukrainian Agricultural Council, and Jeremy Hill, president of IDF. ADP expresses its sincere gratitude to its partners ...

Butter is already sold at the price higher than that of cheese. This does not correspond to any logic. Sellers have got excited by the increase in prices, but consumers do not seem to be ready to meet the dairies' «growing appetite”. At the end of&n...

This week milk prices set records. The average increase of price for all grades vary from 0.20 UAH/kg to 0.35 UAH/kg. This information is given by the analytical department of the Association of milk producers of Ukraine. According to the results of monitoring from October 4, the...

The EU's Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has announced that the €150 million Milk Production Reduction Scheme, which he announced in July, has been almost fully subscribed. The applications were made offering to reduce production in the final quarter of 2016 by 1.06 million tonnes (of the 1.07 million tonnes available). «I am c...

There are many models on how the land market to be launched in Ukraine, but there are three fundamental models based on the actual content of the political debate. These options were expressed by Maxym Martynuk, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Model 1. The lomg term extension of the moratorium (by 2022 and longer). “I think this option is the worst, and I would be ready to accept its right to exist only on the condition that the stat...

Purchase prices for milk continue increase. Higher grade and Grade 1 illustrated biggest growth. This information is given by the analytical department of the Association of dairy producers of Ukraine. According to the results of monitoring from September 27,...

Vaccination of cattle is the most effective option for controlling the spread of lumpy skin disease. This is one of the main findings of a scientific statement on the effectiveness of different options for controlling the spread of this economically damaging disease. The work was requested by the European Commission following the rapid spread of the disease in Greece and Bulgaria and other Balkan countries. Lumpy skin disease is a viral...

Purchase prices for milk continue its increasing tempo. Extra grade illustrates the highest level of this growth. This information is given by the analytical department of the Association of dairy producers of Ukraine. According to the results of monitoring from Septembe...