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In the period of nine months of 2017, agri-industrial holding Astarta-Kievincreased dairy farming segment revenue to EUR 23 million (35% higher y-o-y). The company's report states that the increase was driven mainly by higher sales prices on premium quality of produce and market conjuncture. Astarta's dairy farms produced ov...

The MASTER range is expanding KUHN is adding a new model to its range with the 4 to 6-bodied VARI-MASTER L, in order to adapt to the new range of compact 200 to 300 hp tractors. Th...

In Russia in 2017 for the first time there is a growth of production of dairy products. For the period January-September of 2017, there was produced 24.3 million tons of milk. «This is the result of an increase of grant support to farmers engaged in dairy cattle breeding, proper organization of feeding and housing of livestock,...

The export of Ukrainian agrarian and food products to the European Union by the results of January-September of 2017 increased by 39.8% and amounted to US$ 4.18 billion. This is reported by Olga Trofimtseva, Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Deputy Minister for European Integration. "The increase in exports to the EU markets was mainl...

The European and US dairy markets are leading international recovery in milk markets, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit was told 30th October. The IDF launched the World Dairy Situation Report 2017 at the Summit in Belfast. The report will be available tomorrow (Tuesday 31st October) from IDF website. Véronique Pilet, editor in chi...

Expected mark of 10 UAH per kilo of milk in October did not hold a position and significantly crossed this line. Main reason was atypical actions of some processors, which were aimed at returning lost raw milk at the expense of prices raising. This was reported by analyst of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AVM) Yana Muzychenko. Accordingly, in the second part of October the average price for Extra...

KUHN has developed its stubble cultivator range from the 3 to 7.5 m wide OPTIMER+ range (510 mm diameter discs), to introduce the OPTIMER XL 100 and 1000 series. With larger diameter discs (620 mm), the OPTIMER XL range provides a 5 to 15 cm deeper working capacity for optimum penetration. Benefits: High penetration capability: Thanks to its independent elastomer safety device and wide flange, soil slippage is avoided and the machine is made workable in all soil conditions....

The matters related to the technical cooperation and the exchange of experiences in the electronic certification of livestock products were addressed. The governments of Mexico and Denmark agreed on strengthening the scientific and technical cooperation in agrifood matters, as well as promoting the commercial exchange of&nbs...

On October 17, the Department for International Trade of the British Embassy in Ukraine held a workshop «Best silage and rations for the cattle». The workshop took place on Terezyne dairy farm (Bila Tzerkva district, Kyiv region) and was attended by owners, managers, zootechnicians, nutritionists and agronomists of Ukrainian dairy farms. The co-organi...

In the first half of October the rising price trend for milk continued, but the maximum value seems to be reached soon. This was reported by the analyst of the Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AMP) Yana Muzychenko. As it has been expected in the AMP, the average milk price...