Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis

World market prices for grains and oilseeds have risen dramatically over the last 24 months. Despite a recent drop, wheat prices are still about twice what they were two years ago. Given the underlying causes, this situation is likely to persist fo...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
GDP
TAX
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9858058/ukraine-competitive-agriculture-or-state-control-ukraines-response-global-food-crisis
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topic ACREAGE
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
ADMINISTERED PRICES
AGRARIAN POLICY
AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRIBUSINESS LEADERS
AGRICULTURAL AREAS
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
AGROINDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
ASSET VALUES
AVERAGE YIELD
BAKERIES
BAKERY INDUSTRY
BAKING
BANKRUPTCY
BEVERAGES
BREAD
BUTTER
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CARTEL
CEREALS
CHEESE
COLLATERAL
COLLUSION
COMBINES
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVE MARKET
COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMER PRICES
CORN
CROP PRODUCTION
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIRECT PAYMENTS
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRICES
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
EGGS
ELASTICITY
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
ENERGY PRICE
ENERGY PRICES
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT
EXPORTS
FARM
FARM MANAGEMENT
FARM MANAGERS
FARM STORAGE
FARMERS
FARMS
FEED
FLOUR
FOOD AID
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CROP
FOOD CROPS
FOOD FOR ALL
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD MARKETS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICE INFLATION
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD RIOTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SHORTAGE
FOOD SUBSIDIES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD SURPLUSES
FOOD WEB
FOREIGN MARKETS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FRUIT
FRUIT VEGETABLES
FUTURES
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKET
GRAIN
GRAIN PRICES
GRAIN PRODUCTION
GRAINS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS MARGIN
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IFPRI
IMPORT TARIFFS
INCOME
INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIQUIDITY
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MAIZE
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET POWER
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STUDIES
MARKETING
MARKETING SYSTEMS
MEAT
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MILK
MILK CHEESE
MILLING
MILLING INDUSTRY
MONETARY POLICIES
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY GROWTH
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL RESOURCE
NET CAPITAL
NET EXPORTS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POLITICAL UNREST
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
POULTRY
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE FORECASTS
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE INDEX
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SPREADS
PRICE SUPPORT
PRICE TRENDS
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCT QUALITY
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC GOOD
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUOTA RENTS
QUOTA SYSTEM
QUOTAS
REAL INCOME
RICE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY ISSUES
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SPREAD
STAPLE FOODS
STOCKS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUGAR
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAINS
SURPLUS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT
TARGET MARKETS
TAX
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RELATIONS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLE OILS
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
VOLUME
WAGE GROWTH
WAGES
WAREHOUSE
WHEAT
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKET PRICE
WORLD MARKET PRICES
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle ACREAGE
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
ADMINISTERED PRICES
AGRARIAN POLICY
AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRIBUSINESS LEADERS
AGRICULTURAL AREAS
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
AGROINDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
ASSET VALUES
AVERAGE YIELD
BAKERIES
BAKERY INDUSTRY
BAKING
BANKRUPTCY
BEVERAGES
BREAD
BUTTER
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CARTEL
CEREALS
CHEESE
COLLATERAL
COLLUSION
COMBINES
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVE MARKET
COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMER PRICES
CORN
CROP PRODUCTION
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIRECT PAYMENTS
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRICES
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
EGGS
ELASTICITY
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
ENERGY PRICE
ENERGY PRICES
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT
EXPORTS
FARM
FARM MANAGEMENT
FARM MANAGERS
FARM STORAGE
FARMERS
FARMS
FEED
FLOUR
FOOD AID
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CROP
FOOD CROPS
FOOD FOR ALL
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD MARKETS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICE INFLATION
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD RIOTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SHORTAGE
FOOD SUBSIDIES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD SURPLUSES
FOOD WEB
FOREIGN MARKETS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FRUIT
FRUIT VEGETABLES
FUTURES
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKET
GRAIN
GRAIN PRICES
GRAIN PRODUCTION
GRAINS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS MARGIN
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IFPRI
IMPORT TARIFFS
INCOME
INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIQUIDITY
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MAIZE
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET POWER
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STUDIES
MARKETING
MARKETING SYSTEMS
MEAT
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MILK
MILK CHEESE
MILLING
MILLING INDUSTRY
MONETARY POLICIES
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY GROWTH
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL RESOURCE
NET CAPITAL
NET EXPORTS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POLITICAL UNREST
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
POULTRY
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE FORECASTS
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE INDEX
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE SPREADS
PRICE SUPPORT
PRICE TRENDS
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCT QUALITY
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC GOOD
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUOTA RENTS
QUOTA SYSTEM
QUOTAS
REAL INCOME
RICE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY ISSUES
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SPREAD
STAPLE FOODS
STOCKS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUGAR
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAINS
SURPLUS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT
TARGET MARKETS
TAX
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RELATIONS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLE OILS
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
VOLUME
WAGE GROWTH
WAGES
WAREHOUSE
WHEAT
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKET PRICE
WORLD MARKET PRICES
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
World Bank
Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Ukraine
description World market prices for grains and oilseeds have risen dramatically over the last 24 months. Despite a recent drop, wheat prices are still about twice what they were two years ago. Given the underlying causes, this situation is likely to persist for the medium term (International Food Policy Research Institute-IFPRI and World Bank projections use a time horizon until 2015). Rising food prices are causing significant hardship worldwide and threatening to cast large numbers of people into poverty. However, the current situation is a major opportunity for Ukraine, a net grain exporter with a significant exploitable yield gap and one of the few countries in the world that are in a position to significantly increase net exports and make up for emerging deficits elsewhere. With appropriate policies and investments, Ukraine could significantly increase its grain harvest and gain global market share in an environment of rising global demand. Even relatively conservative estimates of growth in yields and acreage indicate that a regular harvest of over 40 million tons will be possible. Seizing this opportunity will require a shift in policies and corresponding increases in private and public investment. Ukraine is in a position to make a significant contribution to the international effort to deal with the food crisis, while providing attractive investment and employment opportunities in the agriculture sector (in rural areas) that are expected to yield significant income, trade, and fiscal benefits.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis
title_short Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis
title_full Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis
title_fullStr Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis
title_full_unstemmed Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis
title_sort competitive agriculture or state control : ukraine's response to the global food crisis
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9858058/ukraine-competitive-agriculture-or-state-control-ukraines-response-global-food-crisis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19522
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spelling okr-10986-195222021-04-23T14:03:45Z Competitive Agriculture or State Control : Ukraine's Response to the Global Food Crisis World Bank ACREAGE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTERED PRICES AGRARIAN POLICY AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE AGRIBUSINESS AGRIBUSINESS LEADERS AGRICULTURAL AREAS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURE SECTOR AGROINDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ASSET VALUES AVERAGE YIELD BAKERIES BAKERY INDUSTRY BAKING BANKRUPTCY BEVERAGES BREAD BUTTER CAPITAL INFLOWS CARTEL CEREALS CHEESE COLLATERAL COLLUSION COMBINES COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICES CORN CROP PRODUCTION DAIRY DAIRY PRODUCTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT PAYMENTS DOMESTIC CONSUMERS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC COOPERATION EGGS ELASTICITY EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS ENERGY PRICE ENERGY PRICES ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT EXPORTS FARM FARM MANAGEMENT FARM MANAGERS FARM STORAGE FARMERS FARMS FEED FLOUR FOOD AID FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CROP FOOD CROPS FOOD FOR ALL FOOD GRAINS FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICE INFLATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD RIOTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SHORTAGE FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUPPLY FOOD SURPLUSES FOOD WEB FOREIGN MARKETS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FRUIT FRUIT VEGETABLES FUTURES GDP GDP DEFLATOR GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKET GRAIN GRAIN PRICES GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS MARGIN HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL IFPRI IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIQUIDITY LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MAIZE MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET INFORMATION MARKET POWER MARKET SHARE MARKET STUDIES MARKETING MARKETING SYSTEMS MEAT MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MILK MILK CHEESE MILLING MILLING INDUSTRY MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY MONEY GROWTH NATIONAL BANK NATIONAL ECONOMY NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL RESOURCE NET CAPITAL NET EXPORTS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES POLITICAL UNREST POTENTIAL OUTPUT POULTRY PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE FORECASTS PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRICE LEVELS PRICE SPREADS PRICE SUPPORT PRICE TRENDS PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRODUCER PRICE PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTION INCREASES PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD QUALITY REQUIREMENTS QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTA RENTS QUOTA SYSTEM QUOTAS REAL INCOME RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS SAFETY ISSUES SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SALE SALES SAVINGS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SPREAD STAPLE FOODS STOCKS STORAGE CAPACITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUGAR SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SURPLUS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT TARGET MARKETS TAX TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE RELATIONS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS VALUE ADDED VEGETABLE OILS VERTICAL INTEGRATION VOLUME WAGE GROWTH WAGES WAREHOUSE WHEAT WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKET PRICE WORLD MARKET PRICES WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO World market prices for grains and oilseeds have risen dramatically over the last 24 months. Despite a recent drop, wheat prices are still about twice what they were two years ago. Given the underlying causes, this situation is likely to persist for the medium term (International Food Policy Research Institute-IFPRI and World Bank projections use a time horizon until 2015). Rising food prices are causing significant hardship worldwide and threatening to cast large numbers of people into poverty. However, the current situation is a major opportunity for Ukraine, a net grain exporter with a significant exploitable yield gap and one of the few countries in the world that are in a position to significantly increase net exports and make up for emerging deficits elsewhere. With appropriate policies and investments, Ukraine could significantly increase its grain harvest and gain global market share in an environment of rising global demand. Even relatively conservative estimates of growth in yields and acreage indicate that a regular harvest of over 40 million tons will be possible. Seizing this opportunity will require a shift in policies and corresponding increases in private and public investment. Ukraine is in a position to make a significant contribution to the international effort to deal with the food crisis, while providing attractive investment and employment opportunities in the agriculture sector (in rural areas) that are expected to yield significant income, trade, and fiscal benefits. 2014-08-20T20:29:01Z 2014-08-20T20:29:01Z 2008-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9858058/ukraine-competitive-agriculture-or-state-control-ukraines-response-global-food-crisis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19522 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Ukraine