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.
AgroGeneration's Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting was held on 11 October 2013. All the resolutions submitted, strictly related to the merger, were passed by a very large majority. Only the resolution related to the increase of capital reserved to employees has been rejected*.
One of the largest agricultural holdings in Ukraine HarvEast Holding, which is owned by SCM and "Smart-Holding", in the medium - term plans to increase its land bank to 500 thousand hectares instead of 197 thousand hectares, cultivated by today, according to the press service of the "Smart-Holding".
The enactment of long-awaited laws to permit the selling of agricultural land was touted as key to President Viktor Yanukovych's agenda. But, after more than two years in power, the effort has stalled. Long-awaited changes were supposed to be adopted by parliament in 2011 to create an agricultural land market, stripping Ukraine of another of its socialistic Soviet vestiges.
Ukraine's parliament voted Friday to end duties on grain exports as of next year, in a move industry sources say will boost shipments from this year's expected bumper harvest.
Iowa native Justin Bruch marveled at the opportunity when Morgan Stanley (MS) called in late 2007 to recruit him for an unusual assignment.
Today, October 6 2011, Leonid Kozachenko, President of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, had a working meeting with Gary Vinokur, Director General of Merrill Lynch investment bank.
The customs duties on grain exports present a serious risk to the economy of the country and the balance of payments, declared Petr Poroshenko, Head of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, on October 5.
P.Poroshenko stressed that to date the current account deficit and the risk of deficit of the balance of payments are the key risks for the country.
Astarta strengthened their leading position as the largest Ukrainian sugar producer with 13% share of domestic sugar production in the 2010 production season. Astarta has a major contract to supply sugar to Coca-Cola Ukraine.
Q&A with Cargill chief executive Greg Page on the gifts that nature gave to Ukraine.
Ukraine and Russia could substantially boost crop and food output if they lift export restrictions and open up more to investment, the head of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill said during a Kyiv Post interview.