KIEV, Sept. 6 - Ukrlandfarming, the largest Ukrainian agricultural holding in terms of its land bank, is increasing its land bank from 532,000 hectares to about 670,000 hectares through the purchase of the Ukrainian assets of Valinor agricultural holding and about 20 other agricultural enterprises, the head of the company's board of directors and company owner, Oleh Bakhmatiuk, has told Interfax-Ukraine.

"The biggest purchased asset is Valinor, plus smaller assets in various regions," he told Interfax-Ukraine, commenting on the Antimonopoly Committee's report on the issue of permits to Ukrlandfarming to purchase these enterprises.