News From Agro-Industrial Complex

Organic exports, especially to the EU, have improved during the full-scale war. Facing problems with logistics, in August 2022, an agreement on unblocking Ukrainian sea ports came into force. Overall, organic exports to Europe (the EU, Norway, Switzerland) in 2022 exceeded exports in 2021 by 15.2%.

Despite the full-scale war, Ukrainian organic producers launched new value-added organic products in 2022. These included fruit rolls, different types of instant porridge and cream soups, nectarine juice and essential oils.

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From May 2, according to the decision of the European Commission, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia undertake to cancel their unilateral measures regarding the import of agricultural products coming from Ukraine. At the same time, 4 agricultural crops - wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower - will not be exported to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia until June 5, 2023.

On 26 April a bilateral conference on Ukraine’s recovery was held in Rome, attended by the Prime Ministers of the two countries, 600 Italian and 150 Ukrainian companies. Astarta was represented on the international stage by Yulia Bereshchenko, Sustainable Business Development and IR Director.

The European Commission said on Friday it had reached a deal in principle to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain to resume through five European Union countries that had imposed restrictions.