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Investments on hold as farmland battle intensifies

stryzheus — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:15:11 +0000

12.03.2012

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.

Kozachenko: Ukraine’s agrarian sector is attractive to investors

stryzheus — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:47:45 +0000

09.10.2011

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.

Cargill CEO: Nation should help feed world instead of shaking up prices

stryzheus — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:03:14 +0000

05.07.2011

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.

Agribusiness losses mount amid damaging "Great Grain Robbery"

stryzheus — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:02:04 +0000

27.04.2011

Morgan Williams writes: Ukraine's huge potential is being unmet.

Ukraine historically has been called “the breadbasket of Europe.” Even this underestimates Ukraine’s potential. The nation today can be a huge “market basket” of high-value products, not a “breadbasket” of low-value products.

THE LAND QUAKE: AT WHAT PRICE AND WHEN UKRAINIAN BLACK SOIL (CHERNOZEM) IS TO BE SOLD

stryzheus — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:52:25 +0000

20.04.2011

Land reform has started up in Ukraine. In the course it provides the creation of special public institution for land management, the ban on land sales to foreigners and legal entities, limitation of the areas one buyer can get. How much will the land cost? What a farmer needs to know to avoid a bad bargain, and when will the sale of land start? Guests of “IZVESTIA” in Ukraine” Press Club were searching for the answers to these questions.

A strong international voice for business in Ukraine

press27 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:25:42 +0000

19.04.2011

A letter from E.Morgan Williams, President of U.S-Ukraine Business Council addressed to The US Senate on behalf of the USUBC Agribusiness committee.

LEGAL OPINION on Draft Law of Ukraine No. 8053 “On amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On State Support of Agriculture in Ukraine” (regarding peculiarities of exports subject to the state price regulation)

stryzheus — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:33:41 +0000

22.02.2011

The Draft Law No. 8053 (hereinafter – the Draft Law) sets forth that commodities subject to state price regulation (wheat, corn, barley, etc.; sunflower and rape seeds; wheat and rye flour; granulated sugar, cattle and poultry meat; dry milk; butter; sunflower seeds oil) shall be exported only by the agricultural producers of the listed commodities in the volume of their own production and state agent that provides of export of subjects of state price regulation.

N.Prisiazhniuk, Minister for agrarian policy of Ukraine announced, “ships with grain leave ports of Ukraine tomorrow”

press27 — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:57:40 +0000

29.10.2010

Ships with grain leave ports of Ukraine tomorrow. Quoting Nicolai Prisiazhniuk, Minister for agrarian policy of Ukraine, the decision was adopted today during the meeting with N.Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine.

FT: Investment climate will determine yield (Andriy Yarmak)

moderator — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:55:48 +0000

01.07.2010

Amid all the doom and gloom, one sector in the country’s economy has a bright future and promises high yields. Despite a deep recession that sent gross domestic product plunging 15 per cent last year, some budding domestic agribusinesses reported double-digit growth.

No Quick Fix On Warming, Says New UN Climate Chief

moderator — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:19:11 +0000

10.06.2010

The United Nation's incoming chief on climate change cautioned Wednesday it could take until 2050 to build the machinery that will ultimately tame greenhouse gases.