Spain has become the leading importer of Ukrainian agricultural products in the EU; how can Ukraine retain its consumers? Spain has become the main importer of Ukrainian agricultural products in Europe, and the primary trade strategy for this country is not to overheat its market with excessive exports to prevent a trade... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #EUmarket #Spain #Ukrainiangrain
Ukraine increased its turnover from the export of grain and oilseeds by $1.6B. Export turnover of grain, oilseeds, meal, and oil in the 2024/2025 season (July-October) amounted to $6.1B, which is $1.6B more than last season. Farmers received significantly more from the export of... #agroexportukraine #FarmersUkraine #GrainExports #OilSeedsExport #Ukrainiangrain
Epicentr K is developing its agribusiness by constructing a port terminal. The Epicentr K group is preparing to invest in the development of its port infrastructure, the company’s top manager, Petro Mykhailyshyn, said. “We already have 170,000 hectares of land an... #AgroInvestments #agroUkraine #Epicentr #EpicentrKAgro #PetroMykhailyshyn #PortTerminal
Where is one of the largest farm companies owned by the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company investing? Continental Farmers Group, which cultivates 195,000 hectares in the western regions and is the sixth largest agricultural producer in Ukraine, implemented several strategic investment projects this ye... #AgroInvestments #agroUkraine #ContinentalFarmersGroup #GrainElevator #Salic #SaudiArabia
The lease of 1,200 hectares of state farmland brought ₴35M to Ukraine’s coffers. The main takeaway from the first month of auctions by the Land Bank is ₴34.7M including VAT paid to the budget and 19 concluded agreements with winners from six regions. As a result of these auctions,... #AgrolandPrices #FarmLandAuction #LandMarketUkraine #UkraineLandBank #Vinnytsia
The NovaAgro group of agricultural companies invests $4.54M to expand in the Kharkiv region. The Kharkiv agro-industrial group of companies NovaAgro acquired 56.9% of French company AgroGeneration, which is the sole owner of AgroGeneration Ukraine (Kharkiv). NovaAgro Ukraine purchased this sh... #AgroGeneration #agroUkraine #investments #Kharkiv #KonkurInvestments #NovaAgro
Germany has significantly increased its Ukrainian grain imports since the start of the war. The German federal government confirms the increase in Ukrainian grain imports and, at the same time, denies any negative impact from this on its market. Grain imports have grown since 2022, when the ... #agroexportukraine #Germany #Ukrainiangrain
What will happen Ukraine’s agricultural land prices? Despite the war, prices for agricultural land in Ukraine continue to grow, according to market experts. Weighted average prices have been gradually increasing by up to 10% since the beginning of the y... #AgroLand #AgrolandPrices #agroUkraine #Farmers #LandMarketUkraine
France is unhappy with the increase in Ukrainian sugar imports to the EU. Jordan Guitton, a member of parliament from the right-wing populist National Unity party, is demanding that the French government comment on what he believes is the harmful impact of Ukrainian sugar a... #agroexportukraine #DairyImportUkraine #France #SugarBeets #SugarExport #TradeRestriction
Ukraine has introduced a new regulation of the export of grain, honey, and nuts to combat the shadow economy. The Cabinet of Ministers introduced an export support regime for operations involved with exporting certain agricultural goods during martial law in Ukraine. This regime will establish minimum export ... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #TarasKachka #UkraineBudget #UkraineShadowEconomy
Ukraine is working to involve international partners in financing the agricultural land demining market. Potential partners are interested in Ukraine’s pilot project to establish the demining market for agricultural land through Prozorro auctions. And now the task is to involve them in financing th... #AgroLand #AgroLossesUkraine #DeminingUkraine #ProZorro #UMAC2024 #WarinUkraine
German businesses contemplate their options as the suspension of military reservations threatens companies working in Ukraine. The suspension of the reservation of Ukrainian workers, despite the millions of dollars invested by German companies to support Ukraine’s economy during the war, threatens the business community... #AHK #AHKukraine #GermanBusiness #GermanUkraineChamber #investments #MobilizationUkraine #ReinerPerau #UkraineEconomy
October shelling of port infrastructure has caused tens of millions in damages, but Ukrine’s ports have still exceeded last year’s cargo transshipment figure by 29%. As a result of Russian shelling in October, Ukraine’s port infrastructure sustained $30-40M in damages, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotskyi said. As well, the agricultural sector&... #agroexportukraine #DroneAttackOnUkraine #PortInfrastructureUkraine #TarasVysotskyi #UkraineWarDamages #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s potato production decreases, forcing record-breaking prices. In 2024, Ukraine’s potato production declined by 18%, which amounts to four million tons less, Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy Taras Vysotskyi said. This became one of the factors in the ... #AgroHarvestUkraine #agroUkraine #PotatoesExport #TarasVysotskyi #VegetableGrowing
Ukraine’s agricultural sector is not an obstacle but an investment in the EU’s competitiveness. The EU’s future expansion will not weaken, but rather will increase the bloc’s competitive advantages. During European integration, each candidate country must fulfill necessary criteria, ... #agroUkraine #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #OliverRöpke
The annual export of Ukrainian agricultural products increased by almost 10 million tons, their value by $1.4B. During the first nine months of 2024, Ukraine exported 48.9 million tons of agricultural products worth $10.5B. The volume farm product exports for the year increased by 9.9 million tons, or by $1.4B.... #agroexportukraine #AgroImportUkraine #UkraineExport #UkraineMaritimeCorridor #Ukrainiangrain
The renewal of Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports has led to a 6% increase in wheat prices. Assistant UN Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča stated at a meeting of the UN Security Council: “In recent weeks, we have witnessed renewed attacks by Russia on Ukrainian Black Sea ports.” H... #agroexportukraine #AttackOnOdesa #GlobalFoodSecurity #MiroslavJenča #SeaPortsUkraine #Ukrainiangrain #WorldWheatPrices
It will take decades to restore soil fertility and demine all lands after the end of the war. Russia has caused ₴1.26T in damage to Ukraine’s ecosystems. Among them are losses to land resources amounting to ₴400B, of which more than ₴2B are the consequences of soil pollution. It will tak... #agroUkraine #DeminingUkraine #LandResourcesDamages #WarinUkraine #WarLosses
The Land Bank reports on the latest auctions in the Volyn, Lviv, and Cherkasy regions: Prices have increased by 600-700%. At the end of last week, the state conducted seven auctions to sublease state agricultural land in the Volyn, Lviv, and Cherkasy regions, with a total area of 670.6 hectares. The Land Bank reports t... #AgroLand #Cherkasy #FarmLandSale #UkraineLandBank #VolynRegion #Львів
The 2023 harvest brought 200% more profit to Ukrainian companies. According to Agrohub, the actual EBITDA for the main crops in 2023 is $129 per hectare, while the forecasted values at the beginning of the year were not so optimistic – $94 per hectare. As well, co... #AgroHub #agroUkraine #GrainHarvest #Harvest2024 #Soybeans #UkrainianCorn #Wheat
Ukraine exports about 40 million tons of grain this season, and the shipment rate has increased by 100%. Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotskyi stated: “Due to difficult climate conditions, this year’s harvest is somewhat smaller than last year’s. Also, there are no transiti... #agroexportukraine #BorderBlockade #TarasVysotskyi #UkrainePolandCheckpoints #Ukrainiangrain
Canada will provide Ukraine with a $300M soft loan, and USAID will mobilize another $1.75B to support farmers. The MoF signed a fourth additional agreement with the Canadian government regarding a CAD 400M ($300M) loan. The loan is for ten years with an annual interest rate of 1.5%. The grace period is 4.5 yea... #AGRIUkraine #Canada #ebrd #LoanForUkraine #USAID #Vinnytsia
A German rapeseed processing giant has opened a representative office in Ukraine. Getreide AG, one of Germany’s leading rapeseed processors, officially opened a representative office in Ukraine at the beginning of October. The branch’s opening was necessary because the ... #agroUkraine #Farmers #Germany #GetreideAG #ProcessingIndustry #Rapeseed
In one of Ukraine’s regions, land prices have risen to record levels during the war. Land prices have always depended not only on its quality but also on the plot’s geographical location. Before the war, the most expensive land in Ukraine was in the central region. However, with... #AgroLand #FarmLandSale #IvanoFrankivsk #kyiv #LandMarketUkraine #Poltava
Bayer has disclosed the details of its €60M investment project in the Zhytomyr region. The Bayer international concern, which previously announced an investment of €60M, revealed the details of its priority investment areas in Ukraine. The announced investments are aimed at expanding th... #agroUkraine #Bayer #investments #SeedPlant #UkrainianCorn #Zhytomyr
Piraeus Bank joins leaders from the business community to discuss strategic planning at the War & Business event hosted by UBN. Piraeus Bank in Ukraine has reinforced its commitment to supporting business resilience and economic planning through its role as the general sponsor of the recent War & Business: Planning for an ... #AlessandroZanelli #IevgeniiIvanytsia #OliverGierlichs #PiraesuBankUkraine #PiraeusBank #UBNnetwork #UkraineBusinessNetwork #ukrainebusinessnews #War&Business #YannisKyriakopoulos
This season, exports of Ukrainian grains and oilseeds may fall to an eight-year low. In August and September, Ukraine usually ships grain actively in all directions. But this year, ports and oil storage facilities are empty due to several factors that have affected the logistics marke... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #DanubePort #GrainCorridors #Ukrainiangrain
Will Ukrainian farmers benefit from joining the EU? Ukrainian farmers can receive €7.6-€13.5B per year within the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) framework. This could create a severe fiscal burden on other member states, which is an argument aga... #agroUkraine #CommonAgriculturalPolicy #EuropeanIntegration #FarmersUkraine
Land reform in Ukraine has been launched, and in the coming years land prices may increase by 20% – Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Since the land market’s opening in 2021, the price of land in Ukraine has increased from ₴39,000/hectare to ₴46,000/hectare in 2024, and its value may increase by approximately 20% in the follow... #AgroLand #agroUkraine #FarmLandSale #ProZorro #UkraineLandBank #VitaliyKoval
Analysts name the main systemic challenges of Ukraine’s agrarian European integration. In May 2024, the EU Council extended the duty-free trade regime for Ukraine until June 2025. Until then, the parties will update the Association Agreement and establish the expected terms of trade bef... #agroUkraine #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEUNegotiations #Ukrainianfarmers
Spain and Bulgaria call on the EU to limit the import of several agricultural products from Ukraine. Minister of Agriculture of Bulgaria Giorgi Takhov said that the EC should ban the import of Ukrainian eggs to Bulgaria. In the first half of 2024, exports reached 2,618 tons, 400% higher than last yea... #agroexportukraine #Bulgaria #EggsExport #Spain #Ukrainiangrain
The wheat harvest exceeds Ukraine’s domestic needs by almost 300%, and sunflower oil exports are higher than pre-war indicators. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal reported that Ukrainian farmers have collected about 40 million tons of new harvest. This year’s wheat harvest will amount to about 22 million tons. Domes... #agroexportukraine #DenysShmyhal #harvestukraine #Ukrainiangrain #WheatHarvest
Drought in Ukraine threatens the next grain harvest. Drought in the Black Sea region, particularly in Ukraine, has slowed the sowing of winter crops, which make up a significant part of Ukraine’s grain production. According to the industry experts... #agroUkraine #DroughtinUkraine #SowingUkraine #Ukrainianfarmers #Ukrainiangrain
Leasing of Ukraine’s state lands next year will generate ₴8B for the budget. Through the Land Bank’s implementation, Ukraine will receive several billion hryvnias from the lease of state lands next year, which will contribute to the country’s economic development, ... #AgroLand #AgroLandLeasing #agroUkraine #UkraineLandBank #VitaliyKoval
After Russia attacked a ship in the Black Sea, world prices for wheat rose sharply, but Ukraine continues to export. Wheat futures increased by 2.2% after Ukraine announced that a Russian missile hit a grain tanker in the Black Sea. Wheat futures rose to $5.9175 per bushel, the highest price since July 2024. 68.6 mi... #agroexportukraine #BlackSeaPorts #GrainfromUkraine #OleksiyKuleba #UkraineMaritimeCorridor #wheatfutures
Ukrainian agricultural producers will have access to the financial resources of the IFAD. The Ukrainian Parliament adopted a decision on Ukraine’s accession to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). This will give Ukrainian agricultural producers access to new financia... #AgroInnovations #agroUkraine #IFAD #Ukrainianfarmers
Experts name promising agricultural production areas for Ukraine to explore in the African market. Experts from the state company Ukrainian-African Trade Mission, founded by the Ministry of Agricultural Policy, believe that the strategic measure of Ukrainian growing and processing technologies and ... #ExportToAfrica #UkraineGrainExports #UkraineGrainForAfrica
A Ukrainian milk and sugar producer is improving its financial indicators: What is driving this improvement? The first half of the year’s turnover for Astarta Agricultural Holding, the country’s largest milk producer and a leading sugar producer, is €321M, 12% more than in the same period last year. Th... #AgricultureUkraine #agroUkraine #Astarta #farmingukraine #SugarProductionUkraine
The State Statistics Service has named the most profitable and unprofitable industries in the first half of 2024. The profits earned by Ukrainian large and medium-sized enterprises increased by 49.7% in the first half of 2024 compared to the corresponding period last year, to ₴619.6B, the State Statistics Service...
The EU begins preparing for a trade and agricultural policy change in the wake of Ukraine’s accession. Hungary will continue to maintain its ban on importing Ukrainian farm products but allow their transit and will lobby the EU to develop rules that consider Hungarian farmers’ interests. Deputy ... #agroUkraine #EUUkraineNegotiations #Kachka
Ukraine’s agricultural sector generates 19% of the country’s GDP, exports 70% of its products, and can feed 400 million people. In 2010-2021, the Ukrainian agricultural sector made a significant leap in development, employing 17% of Ukrainians who produce 19% of GDP, with 70% of its products exported, which is one of the highe... #agroUkraine #grainexport #UKraineFarming
The agricultural sector’s losses from the war now reach $11B, and the export of goods has almost reached pre-war volumes. The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Taras Vysotskyi, stated: “Due to Russian aggression, Ukrainian farmers suffered significant losses. Unfortunately, this figure continues to grow. Cur... #AgricultureAndWar #FarmingAtWar
Food products will become more expensive in Ukraine due to the electricity shortage. Deputy Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council Denis Marchuk stated: “Blackouts are returning, and producers will use generators, which significantly increases production costs. The energ... #FoodPrices #FoodUkraine #GroceriesPrices
A modular farm for cultivating food products for export has started operating in the Vinnytsia region. Vinnytsia scientists are developing new production technologies with high economic efficiency to increase the productivity of local agricultural enterprises. In addition to cultivating vegetable crops...
The heat will destroy up to 20% of this year’s harvest, but high prices can compensate Ukrainian farmers for this. As analysts note, due to the abnormal summer heat most farmers expect a drop in crop yields compared to previous years. A new wave of abnormal weather threatens Ukraine this month. Farmers admit that... #AbnormalWeather #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #GrainHarvestUkraine #Ukrainianfarmers
The export of sugar from Ukraine has been critically reduced due to European tariffs, and prices will fall. In the first half of August, Ukraine exported 3,000-4,000 tons of sugar, while two months ago this indicator reached 100,000 tons, analysts from the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council reported. “The... #agroexportukraine #DutyFreeTrade #SugarExport #SugarProductionUkraine #TradeEmbargo
The grain corridor’s operation has allowed Ukraine to start a new grain export season with an increase of 59%. Since July 2024, when the new marketing season began, Ukraine exported 4.96 million tons of grain, which is 58.9% more than in the same period last year (3.12 million tons). This includes 1.26 million... #agroexportukraine #blacksea #OdesaSeaport #UkraineMaritimeCorridor
China plans to increase imports of Ukrainian agricultural products; Bosnia and Herzegovina will buy Ukrainian poultry. Soon, Kyiv and Beijing may agree to increase the volume of Ukrainian agricultural product imports to China, according to Zhenmin Wang Yiwei, a professor of international relations at the Peking People... #agroexportukraine #BosniaHerzegovina #China #UkraineExport #UkraineExportsPoultry #UkraineTrade
The 2024 harvest is significantly faster than last year’s pace; 75% of the early crops have already been harvested. In Ukraine, 75% of early crops have already been harvested, from which they expect 27 million tons of grain and about four million tons of rapeseed, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy reported. It is... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #FarmersUkraine #GrainHarvest #Ukrainiangrain
The USAID AGRO program provides 50% co-financing for agricultural processing development projects. The USAID AGRO program offers co-financing for 15 projects aimed at developing the processing of agricultural products in Ukraine. It is expected that the financed projects will improve the processing... #AgroBusinessUkraine #agroUkraine #ProcessingPlantUkraine #USAID
