Agricultural sector and market developments : A special focus on Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan : workshop proceedings

This report presents a summary and the presentations of the expert workshop "Developments in agricultural commodity markets: a special focus on Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan". In the workshop specific sessions covered developments and perspectives of the most important agricultural commodity markets (cereals, oilseeds, biofuels, milk and meat). A special focus was given to the potential and constraints of agricultural production in the three countries. In order to outline the reasons behind observed and prospected market developments, specific topics like domestic agricultural policies and government regulations, infrastructure and organisation of the regional agricultural markets, farm structure, and issues regarding the financing of the agricultural sector in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan were also discussed