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Dozens of pigs were slaughtered due to the ASF in the Kherson region
In the Oleshky district of the Kherson region laboratory studies have confirmed two epiozootic foci of African swine fever. According to the Oleshky Regional State Administration, on August 13, the meetings of the Emergency Situations Commission were held in the Regional State Administration, where, according to the classification criteria, the event was declared an emergency, agronews.ua reported.
Date: 16 - 08 - 2018
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Chain of business support centers will be established in Ukraine
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) together with the regional state administrations (RSA) will establish a chain of business support centers in accordance with the Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by 2020, finance.ua reported.
Date: 15 - 08 - 2018
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Ukraine exported eggs for $ 47.6 million in January-July
In January-July of 2018 Ukraine exported 54.216 thousand tons of eggs worth $ 47.580 million, according to customs statistics of the State Fiscal Service, agronews.ua reported.
Date: 15 - 08 - 2018
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Poroshenko approved a bill that refer self-employed individual farmers to single tax payers
President Petro Poroshenko approved the bill, according to which the self-employed individual (SEI), who are engaged in the business within the farm, will be referred to economic entities applying a simplified system of taxation, accounting and reporting. This is evidenced by the data on the page of the relevant bill No. 6490-d on the website of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukrainian News reported.
Date: 15 - 08 - 2018
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TOP-3 countries importers of domestic poultry meat
In January-July, 2018 Ukraine exported 184,646 tons of poultry meat worth $ 289.96 million, according to the customs statistics of the State Fiscal Service, agravery.com reported.
Date: 15 - 08 - 2018
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Only enclosed farms are allowed to sell pork in Kherson region
In the Kherson region only enterprises that have confirmed the observance of a closed production regime can trade and transport live pigs, raw materials and pig production. This decision was made on August 9 by the regional department of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety of Food Products in order to prevent the spread of African swine fever in the region, the press service of the agency reported according to agroday.com.ua.
Date: 15 - 08 - 2018
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The Government of Lithuania will offer farmers to give up pig production
The authorities of Lithuania suggested that pig farmers to refuse to keep pigs in exchange for compensation. To such measures the government of the country was prompted by the recent outbreak of ASF at the biggest pig farm of the Danish company Idavang in the Akmenes region, pigua.info reported.
Date: 13 - 08 - 2018
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Agriculture has become the most profitable branch of the Ukrainian economy in 2017
The level of profitability of operating activities of enterprises of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in 2017 amounted to 22.7% against 8.9% in the whole for the economy of Ukraine. This was stated by the director of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics", Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yurii Lupenko, AgroPolit.com reported.
Date: 13 - 08 - 2018
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ASF in Poland: first case was recorded in Podkarpackie voivodeship
The first two outbreaks of the virus were confirmed in the Podkarpackie voivodeship. By this time, ASF spread on the territory of only four voivodships: Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, Lubelskie and Warminsko-Mazurskie, pigua.info reported.
Date: 13 - 08 - 2018
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Ukraine and Latvia have agreed veterinary certificates
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection and the competent authority of Latvia agreed on two veterinary certificates.
Date: 13 - 08 - 2018
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