officials flaunt statistics on the harvest of grain. Meanwhile, Ukraine is losing ground on international food market.

This happens rarely, but in 2009 turned to good fortune to farmers right place: harvest by volume - the third in the history of independent Ukraine. Since the fields have already collected more than 41 million tons of grain. In full swing - harvesting corn, sunflower and sugar beet. Total cereal production is forecast Ministry of Agrarian Policy, expected to reach 43-44 million tons. Well, great PR opportunity for those in power against the backdrop of never-ending stream of negative information about the situation in the country's economy. While officials are concerned about the elections, but it would cost to worry about something else: the position of Ukraine on the world food market worsened.

According to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture, in the current season, our country will go down to sixth place among the leading exporters of grain (wheat and animal feed) in the world, skipping ahead of U.S., EU, Canada, Australia and Russia. While in the 2008/09 marketing year Ukraine had 9,8% of total world exports of cereals, in 2009/10-m share of our country will be reduced, possibly to 7.5%.

And this despite the fact that traders were taken abroad grain even more than last year (for more details - see the interview with the Minister of Agrarian Policy, Yuri Melnikov).
But not so much to save for a year before had won market share. Talking to journalists, most of the agrarian market experts were clear: the harvest could be greater. Of course, one of the established tradition in Ukraine failed to write off the bad weather conditions, the more so and the reasons for this were: freezing in April, the long rains in July in some regions …

However, their contribution made, and officials. In particular, in the 2009 Budget did not provide subsidies for planting of winter crops, too late Cabinet decided to allocate financial assistance to producers of sugar beets. Lack of monetary support in almost completely collapsed bank lending turned out to farmers terrible shortage of working capital. As a result, had to save during the spring sowing. The money from the Treasury came late. For example, subsidies to farmers of $ 70 million grn. came only September.

This has prevented a timely manner to purchase the necessary drugs and to the feeding of crops. This in turn negatively affected the quality of the harvest, - says Yaroslav Kardash, director general of the Ukrainian State Fund for Support of farms.
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while distributing the pittance - remained a mystery for themselves farmers. The specifics of support is becoming less clear to farmers - with regrets Vladimir Lapa, the head of the expert group Ukrainian club of agrarian business . - The main program of assistance are available from the stabilization fund. A stabilization fund, in essence, is controlled manually. As a consequence - it is not clear who and when supported. In this sense, illustrative example of the cultivation of sugar beet.

During the meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister of beet-sugar complex (September 22, pp. g. - ed.) already started in Ukraine when the sugar beet harvest, a discussion, and how did pay a subsidy: per hectare or ton collected material, - said Vladimir Lapa. - This is a big disadvantage to the Government, as it usually is in other countries still offset by some public injections into the economy of the negative consequences of the crisis. In Ukraine, this, unfortunately, no .

But if officials will reconsider their approaches to the management of one of the key sectors of the economy for the country, to take the bar in the 60-100 million tons of grain will be for the Ukrainian farmers feasible task. The more that is required of bureaucrats to start is not too much - to add their actions predictable. We have very good years in APC were when the state does not chinilo no restrictions - notes reasonably Elizabeth Malyshko, judge of the grain market think tank UkrAgroConsult. - Home - not to interfere.

Yuriy Melnik: Most of the elevators HOOK Bread of Ukraine , Goskomrezerv and Agrarian Fund is merged into a single structure

Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine welcomed the outcome of the harvesting campaign. But in an interview he expressed the opinion that the establishment of large gosoperatora exporter of grain will increase the country's position in the international market.

In the past season Ukraine joined the three leading exporter of grain. However, due to low quality abroad, we supply a cheap, coarse, rather than food grains. How can I change the situation?

- The quality of collected wheat in Ukraine in this season much better than in the past. But of 3.9 million tons of wheat exported from Ukraine (as of October 12), most - fodder. Why? Because it is the buyer. Food wheat, as a more expensive product, and requires a completely different customer. In these circumstances, to recommend to our producers to bet on prodzerno not quite true - they will still have to sell it at a price of feed.

If the market situation changes, we will give a signal to our producers. For example, today we celebrate the growing interest in foreign markets to our protein products - soybean and peas. Therefore, we are talking about that in the next planting season we have increased plantings of these crops.

your prediction on the export of Ukrainian grain to the level of 17-18 million tonnes remain in force?

- From 1 July to 12 October abroad exported 7.4 million tons of grain crops. This is 100-200 thousand tons more than in 2008 (for the same period). Results of the first months of the season gave no reason for the revision of our forecast.

Ministry supported the establishment of large public operator in the market for grain export. It is known that such will be the company Grain of Ukraine. You can confirm this information?

- We have come close to creating such a large operator. The Ministry has prepared a draft decree of the Cabinet (the establishment of Grain of Ukraine - ed.), At the moment he is on the harmonization of other ministries and departments. Resolving this issue do not come - have to deal with organizational interests. But we still count on the support of the Cabinet. After all, if this new structure will save budgetary funds.

Judge for yourself: Agrarian Fund, which is subordinated to Ministry of Agriculture, to date, for the intervention has the sum of 3 billion UAH. But at the same time, he has no elevator for storage of purchased grain. As a consequence, the Agrarian Fund had to store grain at both the public and private elevators and pay for this month to 12 UAH. for each ton of grain purchased for gosprodrezerva. In the month is incident about 12 million grn.
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Goskomrezerv, which subordinated the Ministry of Economy, which has about 30 silos. In addition to storing grain State Reserve, the elevators, as well as those who belong HOOK Bread of Ukraine (about 80 - approx. VD), providing services to businesses for the storage of grain.

question is - is not rational, it would be to combine all those assets into a single structure? After all, this is public property. We agree that Goskomrezerv kept a part of the silos for storing grain state reserve. But another part, as well as most businesses HOOK Bread of Ukraine and the financial capabilities of the Agrarian Fund, can be combined into a single structure. It will work as an operator on the domestic market to sustain ¬ Zhaniya stable grain prices, as well as be able to sell part of its production to foreign markets. Because as we turn a lot of public companies that buy grain - from the same Egypt, the other countries in the Arab world, such as Libya. They want to work with the state company. And they do not, we can offer.

Why HOOK Bread of Ukraine can not perform such functions?

- The company found itself in a precarious financial position. If she could attract loans and buy at the state grain elevators, and then to export it, as it was six or seven years ago, the establishment of a new operator would not be raised.

What percentage of exports of grain can draw on a new company?

- I do not think it will be a lot. Maybe this will be one to two million tonnes.

As you can appreciate the work of the Agrarian Fund in this year?

- In this season's Fund has fulfilled its function, without giving during the harvest price collapse. Foundation has worked on three schemes - forward, spot and mortgage purchases. At the same time with the harvest this year, the Fund conducted financial transactions totaling 1,550 billion UAH.

addition, the Agrarian Fund will spend 500-700 million UAH. to pledge transactions - to keep the price of corn and 300 million UAH. - At the conclusion of forward contracts. Funds will be sought at the expense of grain trade Agrarian Fund.

from owners of private elevators require officials to lower prices for services, although in the past year in every way encouraged investors to invest in this business. Could not find a contradiction?

- None. We still need more storage space, meet the increasing demands for quality grain storage. Therefore we will continue to encourage the construction of elevators. For example, last year we first introduced a partial refund of the interest rate on loans borrowed for the construction of silos. We will service these loans up to 2012, inclusive.

But if today in the Vinnitsa region, one elevator serves to 12 UAH. and the other - to 30 UAH., with efficiency 150%, then this should not be. Work with the efficiency 20%! And if the elevator is one for the whole district, it does not mean that it should use its unique position.

This year, producers say low purchasing prices for sunflower seeds. Does the Ministry to intervene?

- This issue lies solely in the plane of the relationship of producers and processors. Currently, sunflower oil costs an average of $ 730-745/tonna. Oil extraction plants pay an average delivery of enterprise, 2150-2250 UAH per ton of seeds. From some market participants have heard that they begin to pay 2300-2350 UAH /tonne. According to our calculations, based on the current price of oil, the purchase price of sunflower should be at least 2400-2500 UAH /tonne. How can this be achieved? Requires a memorandum between the associations of producers and processors.

When it can be signed a memorandum?

- I can not decide for producers and processors. But I think that this should be done now, because 80% of the area had already been removed. I predict that this season in Ukraine harvest of sunflower seeds will be 6 million tons in a test weight. While we expect that it will be at 5.5 million tons.

Farmers complain that this year do not receive subsidies from the state budget. Can you name the figures as subsidies from the state budget paid for early October?

- This year was difficult in terms of allocation of subsidies. But at the same time we continue to adhere to their priorities. All programs in which the anticipated allocation of funding from the General Fund, are realized. As of October 10, we have provided for the general fund budget payments of $ 3.695 billion UAH. In fact, financed by UAH 3.551 billion., That is 96,1%.

In the near future, we must obtain from the general fund of 64 million UAH. for direct support to producers of cattle. In addition, the general fund, we are funding programs such as loans to farmers.

But with receiving funds from the stabilization fund is complexity. Because of the 2.2 billion UAH. Which we were provided for the entire year to date is listed only 261 million UAH. However, we have secured all necessary Government's decision to transfer the balance of funding for certain programs in the coming months. Thus, we expect revenues in October-November, 219 million UAH. on subsidies to grow sugar beets. In October-December, we get 685 million UAH. at cheaper interest rates on loans granted. In support of the leasing program provides a funding level of 390 million UAH. While they had received from the stabilization fund of 200 million

In addition, 90 million grn. plan to extend funding for new programs to support agricultural cooperatives serving. But so far received only 35 million UAH.

We will shock the last three months of the year. We hope that all our plans will be funded. We are in the under ¬ supported the Prime Minister.

The draft state budget-2010 laid down a large amount (3.3 billion UAH.) agricultural support, and again due to the stabilization fund. What will be sent to those funds?

- Given the limited capacity we need to support the direction that will provide a maximum return, or in dire need of support. First, it re-equipment. So next year no less
1,2 billion UAH. we will send to compensation of interest rates on loans, because basically they were taken for construction /modernization or re-equipment of enterprises.

We also plan to renew the program to compensate 30% of the value of purchases of domestic agricultural machinery.

In addition, efforts will concentrate on supporting farms for the production of cattle. Also continue to improve material and technical basis of our inspection services (veterinary, quarantine) - to ensure product quality, which stretches from the Ukraine.
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Yuri F.

born August 5, 1962 in smt Verkhnychka Khrystynivs'ke region, Cherkasy region.

EDUCATION:

In 1985 he graduated from the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy. Candidate of Agricultural Sciences. Corresponding Member of Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences.

CAREER:

1985-1989 gg. - Head of dairy cattle complex educational and experimental farm Belotserkovsky Agricultural Institute.

1989-1992 gg. - Postgraduate Ukrainian Research Institute Gosagroprom USSR.

1992-1996 gg. - Senior Fellow, the first deputy chairman of the Presidium of production and Scientific Association Ukraine of Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine.

1996-1997 gg. - Director General of the National Association for the case in livestock breeding Ukrplemobedinenie Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine.

1997-1998 gg. - Head of production and marketing of livestock products from the Main State Inspectorate tribal Minagroproma Ukraine.

1998-2000 gg. - Deputy Minister of AIC of Ukraine.

2000-2002 gg. - Head of the Department of markets of livestock products from the Main State Inspectorate of the Ministry of Tribal Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.

2002-2003 gg. - Deputy State Secretary of Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.

2003-2005 gg. - Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.
July-September 2005 - Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

2005-2006 gg. - Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Since August 4, 2006 - Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.

Family services:

married and has two daughters.

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