EkoNiva, the largest Russian producer of raw milk and a subsidiary of German Ekozem-Agrar, is reportedly interested in the acquisition of a Russia-based dairy farm Voshchazhnikovo, which has been lately declared bankrupt. In particular, the farm’s outstanding debt to Vneshekonombank exceeds $ 116 million. Meanwhile, Voshchazhnikovo maintains 8,000...

Kernel, one of Ukraine’s largest agroholdings and the world’s leading producer of sunflower oil, will receive extra $ 200 million loan maturing in June 2021 from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) within its pre-export credit line. The maturing period of the initially approved loan of $ 100 million has been extended until...

A recent study points at the outbreaks of antibiotic resistant infections at animal farms around the world, mainly in low-income and developing countries of Asia, Africa and South America. The spread of superbugs is associated with the proliferation of intensive farming practices known for use of antimicrobials for better weight gain and lower...

Nibulon, a Ukraine-based agroholding operating its own freight fleet, has built the biggest freight ship in Ukraine with a one-time storage capacity of 10,000 tonnes of grain. The 140-meter long ship has been successfully put into operation. Nubulon operates 82,500 hectares of farmland and a fleet of 48 freight ships. The company is engaged in crop...

Vertically integrated agroholdings Kernel and MHP are on the list of top 10 producers of sunflower oil in Ukraine by results of 2018/2019 FY. In particular, Kernel was ranked first with a share of 28% whereas MHP took the fourth place with a share of 8% of the total production volume of 5.5 million tonnes of unrefined sunflower oil. The companies...

Swiss citizens are going to vote on a possible ban on factory farming after the “No factory farming in Switzerland” campaign collected over 100,000 signatures countrywide urging the government to declare intensive farming illegal. Supporters of the ban claim that factory farming is unacceptable, as it does not ensure the principles of animal...

Ukrlandfarming, a Ukraine-based agroholding operating 500,000 hectares of farmland, reports to have harvested 65% of its farmland areas under sunflower. Based on the interim results of current harvesting campaign of sunflower, the company expects to set a yield record over the past five years. Sunflower accounts for 16% in the company’s crop...

An investigation performed by Repórter Brasil disclosed that Brazil-based and world’s largest meat producers JBS, Marfrig and Frigol have been buying cattle from ranchers associated with illegal deforestation of Amazon region and slave labor. The ranches concerned are located in Brazil’s Pará state, the region of Amazon currently suffering from...

Epicenter K, a Ukraine-based agroholding, launched a seed plant in the Khmelnytskyi region of Ukraine. The total processing capacity of the plant reaches 100 tonnes of seeds per day. With the launch of a seed plant Epicentr K expects to raise profitability of crops. So far, Epicenter K has prepared 2,000 tonnes of wheat seeds for autumn sowing...