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After relatively stable from the point of view of profitability business of 2012-2013, when the selling price of milk of «extra» variety for farms was in the range of EUR 0.40 per kg, in 2014, we received a very rapid and prolonged decline in purchase prices for milk. Since February 2015 to October 2016 the price moved in a sideways corridor in the range of 0.16-0.18 Euro/kg....

IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman Angus Woods said this week a strong live export trade for calves is essential for competition and to maintain a supply/demand balance in the Irish beef sector capable at delivering viable prices to farmers. Angus Woods said over recent weeks IFA has been working on various issues to assist the trade in 2017, including meetings with a number of the key exporters and the Department of Agriculture. Mr Wo...

The calendar year is coming to the end, and only now the raw material market is getting a little «cooler» from price racing, which began in July-August and lasted for the last six months. Processors have already come to terms with reality and are not trying to maintain volumes of milk at any price because in a week there will be a festive surplus. In general, the market seems to have e...

To help farmers of Ukraine European Bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD) and Food and Agriculture organization of the UN (FAO) has teamed up with private companies and scientific experts. A technical cooperation project is aimed at training farmers in Ukraine and is financed by the Central European initiative.   The training included theory and practice: there have been several...

This week price for Grade I milk went up, while extra grade price was quite stable. Analytical department of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine announced this information. Rates of prices growth was slower, than two weeks earlier. The main reason &md...

We are working in order that more of our products were bought in the EU. Over time, the number of our products in the EU will increase. For example, the volumes of cereals are growing already. This was stated by Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine in the «Livyi Bereg with Sonia Koshkina» for 24 TV channel. «Through negotiations, w...

Taras Kutovyi hold a meeting with Vice President of the European Investment Bank Vazil Hudák. During the meeting, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine expressed the hope that the loan project with amount of € 400 million for the domestic agribusiness will be...

Over the first 9 months of 2016 Ukrainian exporters have delivered to foreign markets agricultural products with the amount of $ 10.4 billion, representing 40.2% of total exports of the state. During the same period in 2015 there were exported of agricultural products with the amount of $ 10.2 billion. Thus, according to State Statistics Service, in the period from January to September of this year there were exported: — Live animals and animal products...

Purchase milk prices are still growing. The processors' demand was the main reason that stimulated prices this week. Analytical department of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine announced this information. Processors are in need of raw milk, that is why they agree to raise...

Eastern Committee of German Economy will facilitate the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine in the development agriculture. This was agreed during the meeting of the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi with Coordinator of the Eastern Committee of German Economy on cooperation with Ukraine and Dirk Stratmann and...