The European Commission may ban the import of five agricultural products from Ukraine until the end of the year, Ukrinform quoted EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski as saying on April 25. The list will include corn, wheat, rapeseed, sunflower, and sunflower oil, he said. “We’re very close to a good deal, which provides for a temporary ban on five … Read more
Damage to the agricultural sector during the active phase of armed aggression since 24 February 2022 is estimated at $8.7 bn. According to the experts of the KSE Institute project “Russia Will Pay”, the highest value of damages in the sector was caused by the destruction and damage to agricultural machinery, which is estimated at … Read more
The European Dairy Trading Community Eucolait opposed the ban by Poland, Hungary and Slovakia on the import and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products, in particular dairy products, due to its minimal impact on the European market. “We can say overall for the EU that the impact of dairy imports from Ukraine has been minimal,” Alice … Read more
Czech control authorities checked samples of grain, meat, and eggs from Ukraine and found none that did not meet the standards. Minister of Agriculture Zdeněk Nekula told journalists today, along with the directors of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection, the State Veterinary Administration, and the Central Agricultural Inspection and Testing Institute, Ceske Noviny reports. … Read more
Polish milk processors are concerned about the closure of their market for the export of Ukrainian dairy products and expect the use of the reciprocity principle, which will lead to a drop in Ukraine’s imports of Polish dairy products, Infagro analytical agency has reported. “Today, most of all, I am afraid of using the reciprocity … Read more
The European Union will take preventive steps against agricultural products from Ukraine and add EUR 100 million in financial aid to protesting farmers, the Interfax-Ukraine reported on April 19. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on the governments of five EU member states (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria) to develop a common European approach, as is required … Read more
Ukraine and Poland have reached an agreement on restarting transit of Ukrainian grain, Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported on April 18. The transit will restart overnight on April 21. Additional control measures will be applied to transit shipments and will be publicly announced to suppliers shortly, the agency said. Ukraine understands the situation among … Read more
The European Commission (EC) doesn’t support the member states’ decision to introduce unilateral restrictions on importing grain and other food products from Ukraine. Miriam Garcia Ferrer, the spokesperson for the European Commission on Agriculture and Trade, announced during a briefing in Brussels that the EC is in contact with the authorities of these countries and … Read more
Slovakia will temporarily suspend grain imports from Ukraine, following Poland and Hungary, according to Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger’s Facebook post on April 17. Heger said that an ad hoc group would convene to discuss the issue and report their findings at a later date. Poland banned grain imports from Ukraine on April 15, but expressed a willingness … Read more
Ukrainian exports fell by 42.8% in January-February 2022, while imports decreased by 17.9% year-over-year (y-o-y), the State Statistics Service reported on Facebook on April 14. Ukrainian exports amounted to $6.45 billion (57.2% y-o-y), while imports were $10.17 billion (82.1%), leaving a negative trade balance of $3.71 billion (against $1.08 billion in January-February 2022). Ukraine conducted foreign trade with … Read more