In the 2025 season, Agrotrade agricultural holding intends to lay down and conduct 370 trials of new varieties and hybrids, nutrition and crop protection systems, its press service reported on Facebook.
“We are constantly improving our technologies to get the best solutions for growing crops. New varieties, optimal nutrition and protection schemes – all this helps us to increase yields and product quality,” said Yuriy Fadeev, R&D specialist at Agrotrade.
The agricultural holding noted that it will conduct 218 tests of new varieties and hybrids, including corn, sunflower, soybeans, winter wheat, winter rapeseed, industrial hemp and peanuts; 30 studies of nutrition and fertilizer standards; 122 tests of plant protection technologies.
This year’s testing area will increase by 20% compared to last year. The agricultural holding will traditionally sow fields in Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
It will also expand cooperation with international partners and focus on improving digitalization of trials and accounting methods. In addition, new nutrition technologies will be tested for the first time, including liquid mineral fertilizers and plant protection.
Agrotrade Group is a vertically integrated holding company with a full agro-industrial cycle (production, processing, storage and trade of agricultural products). It cultivates over 70 thousand hectares of land in Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkiv regions. The company’s main crops are sunflower, corn, winter wheat, soybeans and rapeseed. It has its own network of elevators with a one-time storage capacity of 570 thousand tons.
The group also produces hybrid seeds of corn and sunflower, barley, and winter wheat. In 2014, a seed plant with a capacity of 20 thousand tons of seeds per year was built on the basis of Kolos seed farm (Kharkiv region). In 2018, Agrotrade launched its own brand Agroseeds on the market.
The founder of Agrotrade is Vsevolod Kozhemiako.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest $1.4 trillion in the US economy over the next 10 years, the White House said in a statement. The investment plans were announced after US President Donald Trump met with UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan this week.
“The new plan envisages a significant increase in the UAE’s current investments in the US economy, particularly in AI infrastructure, semiconductor and energy industries, as well as in the US industrial sector,” the statement said.
China’s total overseas non-financial direct investment (ODI) in January-February rose 9.1 percent year-on-year to $22.97 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said.
The amount of money invested in states along the Belt and Road rose 17.6% to $5.52 billion, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry as saying.
As reported, by the end of 2024, the total volume of Chinese ODI increased by 10.5% to $143.85 billion.
On March 22-23, the cost of fuel on the steles of premium networks of filling stations OKKO and WOG decreased for diesel and gasoline A-95 by 5 UAH/l – to 52.99 and 53.99 UAH/l respectively, for liquefied gas (LPG) – by 3 UAH/l, to 35.48-35.49 UAH/l. The companies announced this on their Facebook pages on Saturday.
“Fuel prices are valid when refueling at all filling stations of the network (…) are valid when buying at “Gamanets PRIDE” up to 500 liters”, – noted, in particular, in WOG.
In turn, according to enkorr, the Kiev network of filling stations KLO from March 22 to 24 reduced prices for light petroleum products by 5-7 UAH/l depending on the brand, for LPG – by 2 UAH/l. Discounts are valid only upon presentation of a coupon at the cash desk.
According to enkorr, since the beginning of the week the trend of cheaper fuel has started in retail chains. In particular, the cost of fuel, depending on the operator and type, has decreased to 2 UAH/liter.
The residential real estate market in Montenegro in 2024 showed a significant increase in prices for both apartments and houses. The average cost of housing in new buildings increased by 20%, reaching EUR 1,844 per square meter.
Experts predict continued growth in real estate prices in Montenegro in 2025, especially in areas with developed tourist infrastructure. Demand for luxury properties in coastal areas is expected to remain high, leading to further price increases.
Buyers are advised not to postpone their decision to purchase real estate, given the current market trends.
