"UKRAINE: SOYBEAN and PRODUCTS MARKET 2007"

Table of contents

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▪ Introduction

▪ Soybean production

▫ Production indicators, 2000-2006

a) Planted area, harvested area, yield, gross yield

i. nationwide in Ukraine

ii. by region

▫ Production analysis

a) comparative geography

b) correspondence to soil and climate conditions of different regions

c) main production and harvesting technologies, operation cards

d) technique and its characteristics

e) influences and risks

i. whether

ii. price

iii. economy

▫ Production economy analysis, 2005-2006

a) production cost and profitability, cost structure

b) comparison with other main grain and industrial crops

▫ Production perspectives, 2007

▪ Soybean and products market balances

▫ Main supply and demand indicators, market shares

i. soybean

ii. soybean oil

iii. soybean meal

▪ Soybean supply

▫ Supply analysis, 2005/06-2006/07

a) general characteristics of supply, its development tendencies

b) by years

c) seasonality

d) geographical distribution

e) average consignment volumes

f) factors influencing supply

▫ Soybean storage

a) storage conditions alternatives

b) availability and usage of storage capacity

c) storage conditions influence on soybean quality and losses

▫ Logistics

a) transportation flows geography

b) average costs of logistics/transporting to consumers

▪ Demand for soybean

▫ Internal consumption, 2005/06-2006/07

a) Crushing enterprises

b) Indicators of crush and soybean oil, meal and cake production

c) Evaluation of soybean crush and high-level crush products production volumes

d) Consumers of crush products

i. characteristics of consumer groups, evaluation of their consumption volumes

ii. consumption volumes

iii. consumption tendencies

e) Internal consumption analysis

i. factors and tendencies

ii. seasonality

iii. supply stimulation/forward contracting

iv. quality requirements

v. procurement schemes of consumers/payment terms

vi. price formation trends

▫ Exports, 2005/06-2006/07

a) Export indicators (soybean, soybean oil, meal/cake)

i. volumes

ii. prices

iii. geography

iv. leading exporters

v. leading foreign buyers

vi. shipment by ports

b) Export analysis

i. factors and tendencies

ii. comparison of Ukrainian and world prices

▫ Imports, 2005/06-2006/07

a) Import indicators (soybean, soybean oil, meal/cake)

i. volumes

ii. prices

iii. geography

iv. leading exporters

v. leading foreign buyers

b) Soybean meal import analysis

i. import development reasons

ii. comparison with Ukrainian product supply

iii. characteristics of leading Ukrainian buyers

▫ Customs regulation

▪ Soybean market as a whole

▫ General trade characteristics

▫ Comparative role of different consumers/traders groups

▫ Marketing channels development

▫ Price formation

a) Structure/shares of costs for end-consumers

b) Price dynamics by leading consumer

c) Leading price-setting institutions

d) Leading consumers influence on market and price dynamics

e) Role of intermediaries

f) Spot/forward purchases

▫ Competition with other oilseeds

▪ Quality of soybean and its products

▫ State standards

▫ Quality indicators calculation methods

▫ Quality influence on demand and price formation

▫ Quality influence on marketing channels

▪ State policy related to oilseed and products market

▫ Legislative framework

▫ Other regulation and state support

▪ Soybean market perspectives

▫ Factors influencing supply growth

▫ Fat-and-oil industry

▫ Export demand

▫ Entrance of Ukraine into WTO

▪ Conclusions

▪ Statistics

▪ Appendices