Ukraine: exporter of grain & vegoils or exporter of biofuels?

Ukraine: exporter of grain & vegoils or exporter of biofuels?

Opportunities and trends from 2005 to 2010

A Proposal for Multi-Client Study

The rapid expansion of biofuel markets in Europe and America leads to increasing demand for biofuels and raw materials (oilseeds and grain) on world markets. In future food and energy prices will be linked with drastic changes of international production and trade.

Biofuels offer interesting opportunities for investors in Ukraine. Production of raw materials, oilseeds and biofuels will attract investors from Ukraine and abroad. The impact of the European biodiesel market based on rapeseed oil has already now a big impact on the growth of rapeseed production in Ukraine. 

Following the increased production of biofuels and their great influence on the oilseeds/oils and grain markets, we are pleased to announce a NEW MULTI-CLIENT STUDY.

The multi-client study will provide an excellent platform for the key decision makers to receive up-to-dated analysis and forecasts on biofuels market development in Ukraine and other Black Sea region countries.

q       Will Ukraine remain among the largest vegetable oils exporters? Or will Ukraine increase sharply domestic consumption of vegoils due to growing biodiesel production?

q       Will Ukraine and other Black Sea countries become new producers of biofuels?

q       What kind of new opportunities for the investors will biodiesel/bioethanol create?

q       How will the agrarian policy influence on crop structure in 2007?

q       A doubling in grain and sunseed yields: will be this possible without enough government support?

q       What are the prospects of biofuel market in Ukraine and other Black Sea countries?

UkrAgroConsult and Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting propose to undertake a comprehensive multi-client study

Ukraine: exporter of grain & vegoils or exporter of biofuels?

Opportunities and trends from 2005 to 2010

The Study will be executed with international expertise, including support of Ukrainian and German experts.

The multi-client approach enables clients to obtain the results of ambitious research projects at a fraction of the overall costs involved in undertaking such studies.

Fees. The cost of the above-mentioned study is Euro 1500 (US$ 1890). Half of the fee is to be paid on subscribing. The balance will be due on delivery of the study.

Delivery. Subscribers to the study will receive hard copy of the study and electronic version as well.

Terms of issuing. February 2007

The main results of the investigation of the biofuel market and its opportunities will be presented at the Fourth International Conference Black Sea Grain - 2007 that will take place on April 19, 2007 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Conference is organized by UkrAgroConsult and has become the most important event in the countries of Black Sea Region. For details please see www.blackseagrain.net.

Who will benefit from this study?

- Policy makers

- Biofuels equipment suppliers and manufacturers

- International oilseed and grain traders

- Domestic and international investors

- Banks and Financing Institutions

- Oilseed and vegetable oil producers

Ukraine: exporter of grain & vegoils or exporter of biofuels?

Opportunities and trends from 2005 to 2010

Contents

1.      World trends in biofuels

q       Current world production and trade

q       Bioethanol (US corn based, Brazil sugar cane based…)

q       Biodiesel (EU market regime rape seed based…)

q       Increasing competition on food and  biofuel markets and future price formation

2.      Growth of oilseeds and biodiesel production in the Black Sea countries

q       Raw material supply (oilseeds): production, yields, changes, prospects

q       Total potential biodiesel supply in Ukraine and the Black Sea countries

q       Government options and potential support of biodiesel production

q       The view and strategies of the market operators 

3.      Production costs of biodiesel

q       Government regulations of the biodiesel sector in Ukraine

q       Competitiveness of biodiesel compared with mineral fuel

q       Further considerations – the view of the mineral oil industry

q       Impact of WTO accession

4.      Growth of starch and sugar crops and bio ethanol production in the Black Sea countries

q       Raw material supply (corn, sugar beets): production, yields, changes, prospects

q       Total potential bioethanol supply in Ukraine and the Black Sea countries

q       Government options and potential support of bioethanol production

q       The view and strategies of the market operators 

5.      Production costs of bioethanol

q       Government regulations of the bioethanol sector in Ukraine

q       Competitiveness of bioethanol compared with mineral fuel

q       Further considerations – the view of the oil industry

q       Impact of WTO accession

6.      Impact of biofuels on the development of oilseeds, starch and sugar crops

q       Cereals vs oilseeds in the total structure of farm production

q       Vegetable oil production in the Black Sea region

q       S&D balances

q       Export of oil crops vs vegoil export

q       Export of biodiesel vs vegoil export

7.      Outlook for domestic Ukrainian demand for biofuel. Overview on planned investments in Ukraine 

q       Capacities of existing and planned biodiesel production plants

q       Capacities of existing and planned bioethanol production plants

q       Case studies: demand for biofuel as a driver for industry development

8.      Conclusions: prospects for biofuels in Ukraine and the Black Sea region

q       Requirements of the Kyoto protocol / carbon trading

q       Producing or trading?