Ukraine is building 12 terminals on the Danube to increase port capacity. However, the Ukrainian Danube’s development depends on Romania’s position regarding dredging works, said Serhiy Vovk, director of the Center for Transport Strategies. In addition, accordin... #agroexportukraine #DanubePorts #DanubeShipping #SerhiyVovk #UkraineExport
Ukraine increased grain exports during the year, and several countries increase their imports. In the 2022/2023 marketing year, Ukraine exported 48.99 million tons of grain and leguminous crops, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. As of June 30, Ukraine exported 16.836 million tons of whe... #agroexportukraine #grainexport #Ukrainiangrain
Since last week not a single new ship could join participate in the grain initiative. Since June 26, no vessels have been allowed to participate in the grain agreement, despite 29 applications submitted to the Joint Coordination Center, reported the UN. According to UN Deputy Press Sec... #agroexportukraine #FarhanHaq #GrainAgreement
Ukraine beef producers increased meat exports by 260% this year. In January-May 2023, Ukraine exported 9,600 tons of beef, which is 260% more than in the same period last year. According to UCAB, May was the most productive month as Ukrainian producers sold 2,500 t... #agroexportukraine #BeefExport #MaksymHopka #MeatExport #UkraineBeef
Poland agrees to cancel the agricultural embargo of Ukraine. The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, said during his visit to Kyiv that he believes that Ukraine and the EU should restore regular trade without restrictions, which were introduced earlier this year... #agroexportukraine #AndrzejDuda #GrainEmbargo
Hungary continues to oppose grain export from Ukraine and its membership in the EU. The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, is concerned about the accelerated pace of Ukraine’s EU membership process and the possible lifting of the Ukrainian grain export ban by the EU after... #agroexportukraine #AssociationwithEU #GrainCrisis #HungaryVeto #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
The export of agricultural products from Ukraine decreased by 18% over last week. During the 47th week of the grain corridor, from June 19 to 25, 2023, 358,300 tons of agricultural products were exported through the Odesa region’s seaports, which is 18% less than in the previous we... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #OdesaSeaport #UkraineExport
Termination of the grain corridor will put pressure on the hryvnia. “Implementing the termination of the grain corridor will have negative consequences for Ukrainian exports with a corresponding decrease in foreign currency inflows to the country and a possible increa... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #hryvniaexchangerate #nbu
Exports through the grain corridor increased by 65% during the last week, but the overall indicator decreased by 2.2%. From June 5 to 11, 651,000 tons of agricultural products were exported through the seaports of Odesa through the grain agreement, which is 65% more than a week ago, according to UCAB. There were 13 ve... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors
The EU has eased the grain embargo, and Ukraine will raise the issue of compensation for losses from unilateral restrictions of five border countries. According to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna, the European Commission excluded 11-12 groups of goods from the extended list of restrictions on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine.... #agroexportukraine #GrainEmbargo #OlhaStefanishyna #UrsulavonderLeyen
The American forecast for the harvest and export of Ukrainian grains has increased. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated its forecast for the balance of major agricultural crops for the 2023/2024 marketing year, in which it increased the indicators of production... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #GrainHarvestUkraine #SowingUkraine #usda
Two dry ports for agricultural exports are to be built in western Ukraine. The new grain facilities will be constructed in the Volyn region, said the head of the regional department of agro-industrial development, Yuriy Yurchenko. He clarified that new construction is underw... #agroexportukraine #DryPort #grainexport #NewDryPortUkraine #YuriyYurchenko
The EU plans to extend the embargo on the import of Ukrainian grain. The European Commission has not decided regarding the extension of restrictions on importing agricultural products from Ukraine to five neighboring EU countries, EC spokeswoman Miriam Garcia Ferrer sa... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis #GrainEmbargo #MiriamGarciaFerrer #UkraineGrainExport
Ukraine responded to the EU grain embargo by banning the export of sugar. A shortage of this product is expected in Hungary because the country is its largest importer from Ukraine. According to ObservatorNews, from October 2022 to April 2023 it imported almost 85,000 tons ... #agroexportukraine #GrainEmbargo #RomaniaImportSugar #RomanianSugarImports #SugarExport #SugarfromUkraine
The volume of Ukrainian agricultural exports in May hit a 9-month low. In May, the total export of agricultural products from Ukraine decreased by 3% compared to April, to 5.1 million tons, according to the agricultural association. It is noted that the grain corridor ha... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #UkraineExport
Ukraine insists on lifting restrictions on agricultural exports to the EU. At a meeting of the EU Council in Brussels, the Minister of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, Mykola Solskyi, said that Ukraine and the EU should find a solution through joint consultations. According t... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis #MykolaSolsky #UkraineExport
Russia violates the grain agreement: exports from Ukraine have fallen by 78%, and losses have reached $1B. The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Yurii Vaskov, said that due to the Russian Federation’s actions, the Southern Port was forced to suspend operation. All ships within the grain corrido... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #grainexport #PivdennyiSeaPort #YuriyVaskov.
The unloading of grain in the ports of Odesa is decreasing despite the grain initiative. Ukrainian Railways continues to record a significant decrease in grain unloading rates in the ports of Greater Odesa, the company’s top manager Valery Tkachov said. He specified that the rate of... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #grainexport #ValeryTkachov
The Russian Federation has blocked the grain corridor’s key port. The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine claims that Russia continues to block the Pivdenny port even after the grain corridor agreement was restored. Russia will inspect only those vessels bound for... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #PivdennyiSeaPort
Ukraine can resume the transit of Russian ammonia under certain conditions. According to Reuters, to resume ammonia supply, expanding the grain agreement and increasing the number of ports participating in the initiative is necessary. The publication recalls that Russia seeks... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #MykolaivSeaPort #MykolaSolsky #RussianAmmonia
With the help of Turkey and the UN, the Ukraine grain initiative has been extended for 60 days. According to Turkish officials, a deal allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports via the Black Sea is set to be extended until July 18th, with Russia agreeing to stay in the beleaguered pact. Mo... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #Ukrainiangrain
Ukraine assumes the grain corridor will cease on May 18, so it is preparing plan B. Negotiations regarding the extension of the agreement have reached an impasse, and no additional meetings are planned, according to a representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Ac... #agroexportukraine #AndriyKlymenko #GrainAgreement #SerhiyLabaziuk #Ukrainiangrain
More than 2 100 wagons with grain are in a queue at the port of Izmail, which fulfills the annual cargo handling plan in a record five months. As of May 8 4,978 loaded wagons were moving toward Izmail, of which 2,168 contain grain cargoes, Ukrainian Railways top manager Valery Tkachov said. At the same time, grain unloading by port operators... #agroexportukraine #GrainExportUkraine #IzmailSeaPort #UkrainianRailways #ValeryTkachov
Nibulon is investing in constructing a large elevator and a mill at the port of Izmail. New investment by one of Ukraine’s largest grain market operators will increase shipments from the current 170,000 tons of grain per month to a potentially possible 300,000 tons. To realize this... #agroexportukraine #AgroInvestments #agroUkraine #GrainElevator #GrainStorage #nibulon
The grain corridor’s operation is on the verge of failure. The Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul could not agree on permits for new vessels to participate in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, stated Farhan Haq, the official representative of the UN Secretar... #agroexportukraine #FarhanHaq #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #MevlütÇavuşoğlu #RebeccaGreenspan
Moldova wants to ban the import of Ukrainian grain, and Ukraine is preparing measures in response. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Moldova, Minister Volodymyr Bolya met with EU Ambassador Jānis Mažeiks to announce applying temporary measures identical to those introduced in some EU coun... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis #TarasKachka #VolodymyrBolya
The European Commission has banned the import of Ukrainian products to five EU countries for one month. The ban applies to four agricultural products – wheat, corn, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds. These are now prohibited from being sold to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. The EC n... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis #Ukrainiangrain
Due to the occupation, 24% of arable land in Ukraine will remain unsown. Accordingly, the gross collection of agricultural products will drop by approximately 25% from the pre-war level, said First Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy Taras Vysotskyi. He reminded observe... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #SowingUkraine #TarasVysotskyi
Grain crisis: the EC has banned the import of Ukrainian sunflower oil to Poland, and Hungary imposed an embargo on 25 types of Ukrainian foods. The European Commission has expanded the list of goods subject to an import ban to Poland from Ukraine, adding sunflower oil. However, the transit of these products will be allowed. Polish Minister of... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis #PeterKullgren #RobertTelus
Poland wants to ban the import of Ukrainian agricultural products through the end of the year. In negotiations with the European Commission, the country seeks to extend the ban on imports until the end of 2023, said Polish Minister of Agriculture Robert Telus. “It is significant for us that the... #agroexportukraine #RobertTelus
Poland clarified the terms of transit of Ukrainian grain and increased the number of ports. According to the Minister of Development and Technology of Poland, Waldemar Buda, from April 28, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Świnoujście, and Szczecin will be joined by Kolobrzeg in the east of the country, which... #agroexportukraine #UkrainianGrainTransit #WaldemarBuda
Five countries have asked the European Commission to expand the list of prohibited imports from Ukraine. The letter was written by the agriculture ministers from Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary. They believe transit-only imports should cover a broader range of products than wheat, corn, ... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis
The Polish business community is outraged by the import ban on Ukrainian agricultural products. The statement from the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce emphasizes that the Polish authorities introduced the ban without consulting the business community. This decision poses problems for both U... #agroexportukraine #JacekPiehota
The EU will introduce external restrictions on grain imports from Ukraine under pressure from Eastern European countries. According to the FT, EU members are discussing banning imports of wheat, corn, oilseeds, and sunflower seeds to the bloc’s four countries bordering Ukraine and Bulgaria by June, except for re-ex... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukrainian Railways has limited the transportation of several types of agricultural products to Poland. The state railroad company published a conventional ban on transporting a wide range of farm products to Polish railways from April 17 to June 30. The ban applies to cereals and legumes, seeds, starch... #agroexportukraine #PKPCargo #UkrainianRailways
Ukraine concerned over significant potential losses from the export ban on agricultural products to EU countries. These losses will be significant due to the ban on transit and a stoppage of the Grain Initiative, said the head of the parliamentary committee on Finance, Danylo Hetmantsev. According to him, Hungary... #agroexportukraine #DanyloHetmantsev #GrainfromUkraine
In March Ukraine set a record for the export of agricultural products since the beginning of the war. Ukraine shipped 7.8 million tons of farm products last month, which is 12% more than in February. This is the largest figure since the beginning of the war, said the Ukrainian Agrarian Business Club. ... #agroexportukraine #UkraineExport #Ukrainiangrain
Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria are asking for relief of the problem of the Ukrainian agricultural product surplus. The leaders of these five EU member states declared an oversaturation of their domestic agricultural product markets because Ukrainian goods do not reach their destinations. The prime ministers of Pol... #agroexportukraine #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukraine exported 3.8 million tons of agricultural products in the first half of March. As the Ministry of Agrarian Policy notes, this is 100,000 tons more than in the last 15 days of February. The volume of agricultural exports for the first 15 days of March is comprised of 53.3% corn, ... #agroexportukraine #Ukrainiangrain
Ukraine expects to maintain this year’s agricultural exports at the previous $20B. Farmers can sow and harvest at least twice as much grain this year as Ukrainians will consume. These grain volumes will maintain the agricultural sector’s export potential at the previous year’s level... #agroexportukraine #farmingukraine #TarasVysotskyi
Last year, Ukraine and the EU increased agricultural trade by 39%. The trade amount reached $16.5B, with a $9.7B surplus, the highest figure recorded during the association agreement, which surpasses the previous record of $11.9B by 39%, the Institute of Agrarian Eco... #agroexportukraine #foreignTrade #UkraineEUtrade
The US has increased the forecast for the export of Ukrainian corn. On March 8, the US Department of Agriculture updated the global estimates for the balance of major crops in the 2022/23 marketing year. Wheat and corn production indicators in Ukraine remain at the pr... #agroexportukraine #CornHarvest #UkrainianCorn
In the new season, Ukraine has exported about 32 million tons of grain and increased flour export. In the current marketing year (from July 2022 to February 27), Ukraine exported 31.8 million tons of cereals and legumes. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy stated that the exported grains include 11.2 m... #agroexportukraine #UkraineGrainExport
Poland replaced China as the leader among importers of Ukrainian agricultural products. Since the war began, Ukraine’s geography of farm export supply has changed, according to analysis from the Institute of Agrarian Economics. In 2022, Ukraine exported agricultural products worth $23.6B... #agroexportukraine #UkraineExport #UkraineForeignTrade
Ukraine wants to extend the grain initiative and include the Mykolaiv seaport. This week, Ukraine will officially propose to Turkey and the UN to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative for one year and to expand it to the port of Mykolaiv, said the Deputy Minister of Infrastruct... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #MykolaivSeaPort
Ukraine exports livestock products to 91 countries. Over the past four years, 91 international markets have opened for Ukrainian products of animal origin, and several forms of international export certificates have been agreed upon. According to the S... #agroexportukraine #LivestockProducts #Ukraineexports
Ukraine sent 56% of its agricultural exports to the EU. Last year, Ukraine exported $13.1B worth of farm products to the EU, which is 56% of all agricultural exports. As noted by the Ukrainian Agricultural Export Association, this is primarily due to force... #agroexportukraine #FarmProductsExport #UkrainianExports
Despite a 16% drop last year, agricultural exports were the second largest total in Ukraine’s history. Last year, Ukraine exported $23.4B worth of farm food products, 16% less than in 2021. However, this indicator is the second largest in the independent history of Ukraine, despite the full-scale war. ... #agricultural #agroexportukraine #UkraineForeignTrade
Serbia and Canada have opened their markets for bees and rendered fats. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has agreed on a veterinary certificate to export live bee packages from Ukraine to Canada. This certificate enables Ukrainian producers to export to Canada n... #agroexportukraine #apiculture #BeesExportUkraine
Last year, the share of agricultural products in Ukrainian exports was 53%. In 2022, the share of products of the agro-industrial complex in the overall structure of exports of goods from Ukraine was about 53%, said the Deputy Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, D... #agroexportukraine #DenysMarchuk #UkraineExport
