Astarta, a vertically integrated agroholding operating 250,000 hectares of farmland in Ukraine, reported on the results of its operations in 2019. In particular, the company produced 75,600 tonnes of premium sugar, a 37% increase as compared to 2018 (55,000 tonnes). The loss of sugar beets during transportation and storage was reduced by 31%, while...

Grupo Chiavassa, an Argentine-based dairy producer, shared its latest achievements and production plans for the next years. In particular, the company reports to have boosted the production of raw milk 150% since 2012. Also, Grupo Chiavassa intends to double its dairy herd up to 3.000 cows until 2024 and install a new sewage treatment system....

Kusto Agro, a Ukraine-based agroholding operating 24,000 hectares of farmland, invested in renewing its machinery park. Particularly, the company bought 70 grain hopper cars. The key driver behind the purchase was the problem of the prompt grain transportation. Since 30% of the company’s commodities for exports are sold via forward contracts,...

UkrLandFarming, one of Ukraine’s largest agroholdings, has been at the center of a corruption scandal after its owner Oleh Bahmatyuk was declared wanted in charge of money-laundering and illicit enrichment and fled the country. Oleh Bahmatyuk considers the allegations as baseless and the investigation process on behalf of Ukrainian legal...

Nibulon, a Ukraine-based agroholding operating its own freight fleet, reports to have shipped a record high volume of commodities within a 10-year period. In particular, the company exported 5.3 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds in 2019, an 8% increase as compared to 2018. In 2020, Nibulon plans to reach a figure of 6 million tonnes due to the...

EkoNiva, the largest Russian producer of raw milk and a subsidiary of German Ekozem-Agrar, launched two new dairy farms in the Voronezh region of Russia. Each farm is designed to maintain 2,800 dairy cows and 4,000 calves. After reaching full capacity, the farms will produce 90 tonnes of milk per day. The total volume of investments in two...

Ukrprominvest-Agro, the third largest sugar producer in Ukraine, reports that its sugar factories achieved record production results in 2019. In particular, its Kryzhopil sugar plant produced 117,000 tonnes of sugar from 740,000 tonnes of sugar beets and became the largest producer of sugar countrywide. The average sugar content was 15.78%. At the...

Agromino, a Denmark-based agroholding with operations in Estonia, Russia and Ukraine, reports its Board Chairman Peter Krogman increased his stake in Agromino through the Czech investment fund Mabon. In particular, Peter Krogman bought 114,000 shares of the company at a price of $ 1.74 per share. The transaction value was almost $ 200,000. As for...

The latest U.S. federal government report informs that family farms prevail over corporate farms in the structure of the U.S. agriculture. Altogether, the family farms represent 98% of U.S. farms and 88% of U.S. agricultural production. At the same time, the large-scale family farms with annual gross profit of more than $1 million account for 46%...

Agricom Group, a Ukrainian producer and processor of crops operating 40,000 hectares of farmland, plans to grow more oats to provide raw materials for its flakes production plant. In particular, the company plans to allocate up to 4,000 hectares for oats production and thus cover about 60% of its needs in commodities for processing as compared to...