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The UAC Chairman Andrii Dykun met with the representatives of the Economic Committee of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, who recently arrived in the capital of Ukraine. The delegation was accompanied by representatives of a number of relevant associations of Lithuania — builders, grain producers, chamber of commerce. The main goal of cooperation of Lithuanian partners with Ukrainian profile associations is to promote Ukrainian exports, which have significant logistical difficulties due to ...

During the period of collaborative work of Association of milk producers of Ukraine, Ukrainian Agri Council and Association of pig producers of Ukraine on collecting and delivering of humanitarian aid, as of June 1, 87 livestock farms have already received veterinary drugs, expendable materials and equipment to support the work of farms that suffered from hostilities...

In de-occupied regions, farmers' fields are not a priority for demining. Every day there are news reports of a tractor being blown up in a field. As of mid-May, the battlefield area stands at up to 11 million hectares, almost half of which may be «contaminated» with explosive ordnance. According to ...

«I read a lot of publications on this topic, and I see a mistake that is repeated by absolutely everyone, talking about the „Ukrainian grain“ that saves the world from hunger and identifying it with wheat. This is not true — the problem is deeper and it is not seen, or just do not want to c...

Purchase prices for milk continued to rise amid a gradual recovery in domestic demand in mid-May. However, along with positive hopes for a recovery in raw milk prices and lower feed costs due to the domestic situation, dairy farms are concerned that in the midst of «green harvest» (haylage and silage, which account for 50% of the cost s...

FARM OF THE WAR PERIOD One war for all, but everyone has his own front. Our common victory depends on everyone’s dedication at his or her workplace and everyone’s cohesion. Oleksiy Prymachok, Head of Sales Department, talks about how the company DK FEED works under war conditions and helps dairy farmers solve urgent problems.   Oleksii Prymachok, Head of Sales Department, DK FEED       — Oleksiy, what was the beginning of war like for you? — The...

The global dairy market is reacting painfully to the situation in Ukraine. Exports from Ukraine have stopped, which has significantly shaken the balance of grains and oilseeds in the world. It has been an additional pressure factor for the dairy market. An oil-price spike had a negative effect on the whole dairy chain. High cost of milk produc...

On March 8 Russian soldiers shelled, and the next day they came and occupied the farm «Naporivske», situated in Lukashivka village, about 20 km from Chernihiv. The occupiers killed 110 cows and calves, damaged farm infrastructure and the machinery. The owner of the farm, Hryhoriy Tkachenko, told an Irish journalist Chris McCullough how the farm is being re...

Each of the problematic historical convolutions of Ukraine — the outbreak of war in 2014, coronavirus crisis, the big war of 2022 — caused the destruction of logistics routes, chains of production and subsequently shortages of goods. However, there are always those in Ukraine who will lend their reliable support to preserve hu...

We would like to inform you that the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and the Government have supported our legislative initiative to extend the State Entrepreneurs Support Program for Reducing Loans Cost — «Affordable Loans 5−7-9%» (CMU Decision № 28 as of January 24, 2020) and portfolio guarantees (CMU Decision № 723 as of&...