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Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, the bloc's executive said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and other food imports from Ukraine to protect their local agricultural sectors.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine regrets the decision of its Polish counterparts to temporarily restrict exports of agricultural goods from Ukraine to and through the territory of Poland (including transit). The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has always supported open, constructive and mutually beneficial cooperation in accordance with the Association and Free Trade Agreements between Ukraine and the EU.

In the April balance sheet, USDA experts left the forecast for sunflower exports from Ukraine at 2.65 million tons (1.62 million tons in 2021/22), although actual exports may decrease due to restrictions on Ukrainian grain supplies to Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria. The forecast for sunflower processing in Ukraine in 2022/23 was increased by 0.2 to 10.4 million tons, and the estimate of ending stocks was reduced by 0.18 to 1.47 million tons, while last year they amounted to 4.69 million tons.

On April 11, 2023, during a working visit to Canada, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau signed a joint statement on the conclusion of negotiations to update the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.