Summer camps for keeping cows in winter - advantages and disadvantages
Many farmers keep animals in summer camps, and many do so in winter. Exercise for cows. Fresh air. Reduced care costs? Is it really that…
Between proficit and deficit: an overview of the global dairy market
Despite the decrease in prices for milk raw materials in Europe, too much export supply for dairy products and weak demand on foreign markets, attractive…
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If Ukraine does not sow, the world will face a global food crisis
Ukraine provides grain to more than 400 million people worldwide. Andrii Dykun, the head of the UAC, spoke in a column on the pages of Economichna Pravda about the consequences for the world of the crop failure.
The Cabinet of Ministers imposes a ban on the export of fertilizers from Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ministers introduces a zero quota for the export of mineral fertilizers - that is, a de facto ban on the export of fertilizers from Ukraine.
The government has approved a list of goods for export licensing: how it will work
The government has updated the list of goods whose exports require licensing and the list of goods subject to export restrictions.
Attention, changes to the reservation of conscripts!
In connection with the amendments to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 7, 2022 № 218, and in compliance with the requirements of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 3, 2022 № 194 "Some issues of reservation of conscripts under martial law" institutions and organizations of agro-industrial industries must RE-SUBMIT documents for the reservation of conscripts under the updated procedure!
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine allowed the operation of agricultural machinery without their registration for the period of martial law
It is possible not to register agricultural machinery for the period of martial law.
AMР Analytical Department. Milk production in January: significant increase from industrial farms
According to the results of January 2022, Ukraine produced 522.1 thousand tons of milk, which is 1.5% less than in January last year. At the same time, 243.3 thousand tons or 46.6% of all milk was produced by industrial farms and 278.8 thousand tons (53.4%) in households.
Number of cows on February 1: the most dairy areas are still reducing the number of livestock
As of February 1, there are 1,552.7 thousand cows in Ukraine, which is 6.6% less than in February last year.
Ukraine dairy map 2022. Infographics
The share of extra grade in milk submitted for processing has increased to almost 40%. The industrial sector managed to keep the number of cows at the level of the previous year. The list of major importers of dairy products was led by Poland, Germany and the Netherlands.
Meeting rising demand for dairy with a smaller carbon footprint
Global demand for dairy products is rising fast, meaning milk production must grow fast as well. However, the dairy industry has a large carbon footprint so investing in productivity and resource efficiency is fundamental to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions from increased milk production.