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The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland held an online meeting on the export of Ukrainian grain through the territory of the Republic of Poland.

In recent years, Ukraine has become an important supplier of organic products to the EU. Total exports in 2021 amounted to USD 222 million. In the same year, our country ranked 5th in the world out of 126 countries in terms of imports of organic products to the EU. More than 80 types of our products were exported to 30 countries. This was stated by Taras Vysotskyi, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, at the opening of the international trade fair for organic products Biofach 2023.

Joint statement of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Deputy Prime-minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov on Russian obstructing of navigation in the Black Sea

Ukraine is deeply concerned about the destructive actions of the Russian Federation, which result in the delay of the work of the Black Sea grain corridor, obstructing the Black Sea Grain Initiative in general, shipping in the Black Sea and free access of food to world markets.

Over the past week, 25 vessels exported 1,100,000 tonnes of agricultural products to Africa, Asia, and Europe. In particular, 54,000 tonnes of wheat were shipped to Sri Lanka, 57,000 tonnes to Bangladesh, and 90,000 tonnes are expected to deliver cargo to Kenya, Tunisia, and Egypt.

Exports through the ports of Greater Odesa have increased by 152,000 tonnes compared to the previous week. At the same time, the number of new vessels calling for loading continues to decline. Last week, the ports of Greater Odesa received only 16 vessels, and the week before that - 25.