The agricultural sector

Agricultural output dynamics (cumulative sum from the beginning of the

Upon results of 2007, the agricultural output in absolute prices totaled UAH 109.9 billion and

decreased in comparative prices by 6.5% as compared with 2006.

In 2007, the agricultural output showed irregular dynamics, as at the beginning of the year, the

output growth exceeded results of 2006 due to the uptrend in private farming, but slumping dynamics

of agricultural holdings adversely affected the agriculture development.

From January till June

2007, the output increased by 6.3% due to earlier reaping of crops, as compared with 2006.

Among the key factors of the agriculture stagnation was a decline in plant growing by 9.5%, as

gross harvest of crops decreased with reducing area under crops by 5.4% and with falling crop yield

per one ha (by 2.3 centners or by 9.5%), as a result of unfavorable weather conditions.

According to estimates, in 2007, the all types of agricultural firms produced 29.3 million ton crops

(as weighted after processing) that made up 86% of the total output, in 2006.

The cattle breeding showed a slump in output since the beginning of the year; the total output

declining by 0.4%, as compared with 2006. Falling prices for cattle and poultry in the first half-year,

in addition to an increase in price for crops as the major feed, resulted in stagnation of the cattle

breeding.

Macroeconomics Research
• Gold and currency provisions
• Dynamics and Structure of Banks' Assets
• Gross Domestic Product in 2007
• Consumer Market Price Dynamics and Producer
• Industrial output in 2007
• Labor Market in 2007
• GDP in 2nd quarter 2008
• Inflation Processes in 2008
• Interest rates in 1-2nd quarter 2008
• Labor Market on 1st June 2008