Ukraine plans to plant the same area for 2024 as for 2023, is concerned about the quality of wheat - the minister.
For the first time in 2024, a ship with Ukrainian wheat left the ports of Great Odesa as part of the Grain from Ukraine program. There are 25,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat on board for the people of Nigeria.
UK to support Ukrainian businesses by extending tariff-free trade until 2029.
This was reported in a press release by the Department for Business and Trade of Great Britain under the leadership of the Minister for Trade Policy, Greg Hands.
Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, announced this at the weekend.
The Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation together with the key agricultural associations led by the public union "All-Ukrainian Agrarian Forum" appeal to COPA COGECA, as the leading voice of European agriculture, to start an open dialogue with Ukrainian colleagues on urgent issues of agricultural trade, instead of lobbying to block the import of key Ukrainian agricultural products by the European Commission.
In the Black Sea, a civilian vessel under the flag of Panama was detonated by an enemy sea mine.
The Ukrainian Southern Defence Forces reported this.
Ukraine increased export of frozen raspberries to Switzerland by 86%
According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023, Ukraine made a real "berry breakthrough" into the very difficult Swiss market. The fact is that Switzerland is not part of the European Union, so the food market in this country is very protected from imports, and the requirements for product safety and quality are very high. That is why the first real success of suppliers from Ukraine in this market is an important milestone for the further development of Ukraine's expansion into the world markets of fresh and frozen berries.
Dear friends and colleagues! Agricultural workers! The Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation wishes you a Merry Christmas!
Following agreements between the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland and the Lublin Voivodeship with the support of the European Commission (DG MOVE), the Uhryniv-Dolhobychiv border crossing point was opened for empty trucks.
The Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation assures that "growing corn and wheat is no longer profitable"
Excessively high logistics costs caused by continued Russian attacks on key export routes and other consequences of the invasion continue to hit Ukrainian agricultural producers.
The general director of one of the main associations in the agricultural sector, Pavlo Koval, told EFE that this situation forces many to leave this sector.