Agro market

Agrochemistry

EuroChem buys Austrian nitrogen fertilizer producer for €455m

EuroChem Group, a global mineral fertilizer producer, has started negotiations with the Austrian company Borealis on the purchase of the nitrogen business.

04.02.2022

Trade, investment

Ukrainian blueberry producers dropped prices before the market fills up

Prices for blueberries on the domestic market of Ukraine last year were lower than in 2020. At the same time, producers themselves began to sell blueberries cheaper even before the harvest reached full volumes.

Transport and logistic

Grain transportation along the Dnieper increased by 4.1%

Cargo transportation along the Dnieper in January amounted to 239.1 thousand tons, which is 34% less (or 122.7 thousand tons) than in the same period in 2021.

Trade, investment

World prices for vegetable oils reached a historical maximum in January

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) oil price index averaged 185.9 points in January, up 7.4 points (4.2%) from the previous month and reaching an all-time high.

Business

NIBULON became the largest recipient of VAT refunds in January

The largest recipient of the value added tax (VAT) refund for January 2021 was NIBULON, the amount of the refund amounted to UAH 1,212.4 million.

Livestock

Dairy farms in the Sumy region have increased capacity

Several investment projects in the field of animal husbandry have been implemented in the Sumy region, the department of agro-industrial development of the regional state administration reported.

Land

Land management projects will be developed according to the new rules

As part of the implementation of the land reform, the government adopted the Rules for the development of working drafts of land management, which fix the norms for compiling relevant documentation.

Beekeeping

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy announced measures to prevent poisoning of bees

The prevention of bee poisoning is a common task of the authorities, beekeepers and agricultural producers.

Cooperation

The government supported the Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Turkey

On February 2, at a regular meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the draft Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Turkey. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy.

State

The State Property Fund sold the Odessa Champagne Factory for UAH 195 million.

Livestock

An outbreak of ASF in the wild fauna was recorded in the Chernihiv region

On January 24, the African swine fever (ASF) virus was detected in a wild boar on the territory of the hunting ground of Dobryankainvestlis LLC (Chernigov district, Chernigov region). It was shot as part of monitoring studies.

01.02.2022