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On July 12, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine signed the Memorandum of understanding with market participants - companies-exporters of grains for 2016/17 MY, declared the press-service of the Ministry.

July 5th, 2016 Interfax-Ukraine held the press conference “NO to new taxes! YES to separate collection of packaging waste!” The representatives of industry and business associations expressed their unified position against the tax on production and import of packaging and packaged goods. The event was attended by the President of UAC Leonid Kozachenko, the President of American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Andrij Gunder, the Deputy CEO of European Business Association Svitlana Mykhailovska, the Chairman of Ukrainian Milk Traders Association Vadym Chaharovsky and the RPR expert Mykhailo Sokolov.

In January-May period of 2016, Ukrainian flour milling enterprises produced 755 thsd tonnes of flour, a decrease of 5.5% compared with the same period in 2015, declared the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. At the same time, the production volumes in May 2016 totaled 131 thsd tonnes, down 20.4% compared with April, and down 13.5% compared with the same month last year.

Over last years Ukraine showed itself as a significant and reliable exporter of feed barley on the global market. Season-2015/16 was not an exception. Despite all difficulties such as lower production, reserved farmers selling and currency fluctuation, Ukrainian exporters managed to fulfil contract obligations and strengthened positions of Ukraine.