UAC News

In November 2013 Ukraine exported the record volumes of grains and oilseeds - 4.6 mln tonnes, declared Sergei Stoyanov, General Director of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, on December 2. In particular, he noted that grain exports totaled 4.2 mln tonnes, which also became the record, including 3.4 mln tonnes of maize, 650 thsd tonnes of wheat, nearly 100 thsd tonnes of barley.

After Ukraine becomes the associate member of the European Union, the country will be able to bring the EU to the position of the world leader on grain exports, declared Leonid Kozachenko, President of UAC. According to him, the association of Ukraine with the EU will lead to some redistribution of roles on the world grain market, and changing of the world ratings of international grain suppliers.

Ukraine has advanced on the way of improving its business environment, which was reflected in the World Bank's report Doing Business 2014, but the country still have to settle many problems to achieve further progress.

The possible foundation of the Black Sea grain pool by Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan, which includes a the state monopoly on grain exports, may result in significant losses of grain traders operating in Ukraine, declared Leonid Kozachenko, President of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, on October 16.