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15 February 2018
Canadian cattle farms are getting larger
News -Census data shows that cattle herds are getting larger in Canada. The reason behind this development is that producers are getting older and retire from the business. There are only a few people who want to buy beef farms.
15 February 2018
EBRD lends $ 50 million to Nibulon
News -The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) issued a loan of $ 50 million for seven years to improve the logistics infrastructure of the Ukrainian agroholding Nibulon. This loan is part of a broader investment program of $ 200 million, which is aimed at developing grain logistics infrastructure.
14 February 2018
IMC increased revenue by 1.7% in 2017
News -The IMC agroholding increased its revenues by 1.7% to $ 126.8 million in 2017 compared to 2016. The total debt of the company was $ 64.5 million in 2017 against $ 87.2 million in 2016. The company’s strategic goal until 2020 is to achieve a leading position among European agricultural companies in the field of innovation.
13 February 2018
Nibulon to build 6 silos with a capacity of 7,200 tonnes each
Nibulon, a Ukraine-based agriculture and grain logistics giant, will build six silos with a total capacity of 43,200 tonnes.
13 February 2018
Defenseless giants: how small thefts destroy agroholdings
The workers of agroholdings in Russia often steal everything that can be used in a household or can be sold immediately: fuel, seeds, fertilizers, plant protection products, fodder, grain, spare parts, etc. While fuel and fertilizers are often used for their own household needs, fodder and seeds are sold to the owners of neighboring farming enterprises.
12 February 2018
Large agroholdings attack farmers: the market is reigned by 20 families
The February rise in prices for cereals by 0.1% to 3.5% across different regions is the result of the policy of large agroholdings and traders. Large agroholdings and traders try to outcompete small and medium-sized farmers who do not have large storage facilities.
09 February 2018
Danosha to buy a part of Ukrainian Agrarian Investments
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine authorized the company Danosha to purchase "Galician Agricultural Investments", which is part of the agroholding "Ukrainian Agrarian Investments" (UAI).
09 February 2018
Mega farm in South Carolina is taking too much groundwater
News -Residents of South Carolina express their concerns on how a mega farm is affecting the environment. It has been speculated whether the farm is taking too much groundwater and using too much fertilizers. It turned into a broader discussion.
08 February 2018
Farmland prices in Russia at record high
The cost of agricultural land in the major grain-producing regions of Russia reached a peak of the last five years in 2017 – both in rubles and in dollars. In the Krasnodar region, a hectare of cultivated arable land costs about 134.000 rubles (2.290 $). At the same time, agricultural land in Russia is still undervalued compared to land in other countries.
08 February 2018
A "Huge and smelly" farm in New Zealand
A gigantic poultry farm in Northland (New Zealand) grows 1.3 million birds and employs 32 people. Neighbours are concerned about the smell and possible devaluing of their properties.