Ukrainian farmers have already sown 5.7 million hectares of winter crops. Winter cereals are sown in all regions, in total, almost 4.7 million hectares (90%) have already been sown. Over 1 million hectares of winter rapeseed have been planted.
At its plenary session on 29 October, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in second reading the draft law on plea bargaining. This is an indicator under Ukraine’s Plan for the implementation of the EU’s Ukraine Facility programme, which aims to strengthen the anti-corruption infrastructure and improve legislation in line with international standards.
Ukraine is now a member state of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). This prestigious organisation is the only UN agency fully focused on agricultural transformation, rural economic development and food systems. This was announced by Vitalii Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Vitalii Koval, took part in the forum of U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), which took place on October 22, 2024, in Kyiv.
The event brought together key agricultural leaders for an engaging discussion on the future of Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Vitalii Koval, the newly appointed Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, and Oksana Osmachko, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, shared their vision for 2025, touching on crucial topics like agribusiness opportunities, international cooperation, and the critical role of demining in Ukraine’s agricultural revival.
The meeting, co-moderated by Leonid Kozachenko, USUBC Senior Advisor and President of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, and Greg Fishman, USUBC Secretary-Treasurer, offered valuable insights and fostered dialogue between government officials and business leaders about the path forward for Ukraine’s agricultural growth.
With 35% of the crop left to harvest, growers across top states have just over 27.3 million acres of corn still to be run, Successful Farming reports.
Ukrainian companies are among the ten largest producers of broilers and eggs in Europe.
Romania has extended the list of imports from Ukraine that require a licence to enter the country, according to a government decision on Wednesday, following complaints from Romanian farmers about the dumping prices of Ukrainian products.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, said that in just two days, Russian ballistic attacks damaged two civilian cargo ships in Odesa.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with Ambassador of Japan Matsuda Kuninori, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Ukraine.
The Head of the Ukrainian Government expressed gratitude for Japan's support of UN resolutions in favour of our country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Peace Formula, in particular in terms of nuclear safety, and for the signing of the security agreement.
The losses from Russia's theft of Ukrainian grain have exceeded 30 billion hryvnias, but that figure is not final, according to Yuriy Bielousov, head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Armed Conflict at the Office of the Prosecutor General on Saturday, Sep. 21.
"Russia is essentially blackmailing the international community by creating a real threat of famine for other countries," Bielousov said.