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DJ UPDATE: End To Ukraine Wheat, Corn Duties Boosts Export Hopes

stryzheus — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:41:10 +0000

12.10.2011

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.

Morgan Stanley Bet the Farm in Ukraine Before Taxpayers’ Bailout

stryzheus — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:27:01 +0000

10.10.2011

Iowa native Justin Bruch marveled at the opportunity when Morgan Stanley (MS) called in late 2007 to recruit him for an unusual assignment.

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.

Ukraine: grain export duties present a serious risk to the economy - Head of the National Bank Council

stryzheus — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:16:50 +0000

06.10.2011

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 will supply sugar to Coca-Cola Ukraine

stryzheus — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:50:03 +0000

07.07.2011

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.

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.

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.

Russia 2010 Grain Harvest Seen Down 3-6 Mln Tons On Drought

moderator — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:42:27 +0000

01.07.2010

Russia's grain harvest this year is likely to be 3 million-6 million metric tons lower than the earlier estimates of 90 million-93 million tons because of drought in the country's Southern and Central regions.

Argentina Soy Crush Down Sharply As More Beans Exported

moderator — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:09:00 +0000

01.07.2010

Argentina's soybean crush from January through April was down sharply on the year despite the bumper crop grown this season as more of the crop is being shipped as beans.

USDA Lowers 2010 Corn Planting Forecast To 87.9 Million Acres

moderator — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:04:16 +0000

01.07.2010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday lowered its forecast for corn planting this year to 87.9 million acres. That's down from the 88.8 million acres in USDA's previous prediction, but still a 2% increase from 2009.

UKRAINIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER HOPES MORATORIUM ON SALE OF FARMLAND CANCELLED STARTING JANUARY 1, 2011

moderator — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:10:03 +0000

25.06.2010

Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk has expressed hope that a moratorium on sale and purchase of farmland would be cancelled from January 1,2011. "I'd be glad if free trade is introduced from January 1,2011. Everybody is waiting for the cancellation of the moratorium,starting from farmers and ending with investors," he said in an interview with the Kontrakty weekly published on May 31.