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26.01.2010
Ukraine has been placed into international comparison of Cash Crop producers within agri benchmark project

Ukrainian Agribusiness Club is participating in an international network of agricultural economists, called agri benchmark Cash Crop. The key idea of this project is benchmarking of arable farming systems worldwide. The annually published Cash Crop Report has just been released and reflects the whole scope of the agri benchmark outcome. It entails an overview of the more than 40 typical farms covered by the network. Furthermore it provides detailed information about cost of production and profitability of typical arable farms in wheat, corn and oilseeds. For the first time the competitiveness of palm oil production is compared with oilseeds.
Farm stories from selected countries improve the understanding of arable farming worldwide. The Cash Crop Report 2009 gives detailed insight into cash crop farming in
Furthermore, the report provides special studies on the background for high land rents in
Based on agri benchmark data the economics of investments in farms at different sites around the globe are analyzed. This new study in the report reflects the increasing interest of farmers as well as investment funds in acquiring arable land.
Increasing price volatilities are a concern to farmers worldwide. The report explores exemplary recent grain marketing innovations in
The Cash Crop Report 2009 can be ordered at www.agribenchmark.org
Further details on conducted studies within four farms selected for comparison in
Press centre of UCAB in cooperation with "von Thunen-Institute" (vTI,