Amid ongoing battles, Moscow turns to maps and paperwork to assert control over Ukraine's occupied farmland.

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This year, Ukraine’s agricultural sector is expected to see a roughly 10% decrease in the gross harvest of grains and industrial crops compared to last year.

This forecast was presented by the Director General of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, Pavlo Koval, during a press conference at Ukrinform on the topic "Agricultural export of Ukraine: season results and forecasts for the 2025/26 marketing year."

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IFC announced a $40 million investment in Astarta, a leading Ukrainian agricultural group, to support the construction of the country’s first soy protein concentrate plant. This investment is in line with up to $80 million financing package approved by IFC’s Board of Directors on April 1, 2025. The project is expected to boost employment, enhance agricultural productivity, and drive economic growth.

The financing package includes a $27 million loan for IFC’s own account, and a $13 million concessional loan from the government of the Netherlands. IFC’s financing is backed by guarantees from the European Commission’s Ukraine Investment Framework, and the government of the Netherlands in support of IFC’s Economic Resilience Action (ERA) Program for Ukraine.

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Since the beginning of operation of the Ukrainian Sea Corridor, the ports of "Great Odesa" have processed 120 million tonnes of cargo, of which 76 million tonnes are agricultural products.

In 2025 alone, over 28 million tonnes have been transported, including more than 15 million tonnes of grain.

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On the evening of March 11, Russian war criminals launched a ballistic missile strike on the port of Odessa. As a result, the civilian ship “MJ PINA” under the Barbados flag was damaged. At the time of the strike, it was loading wheat for export to Algeria.

Four people, Syrian citizens, were killed in the strike. The youngest victim was 18, the oldest was 24. Two more people were injured, a Ukrainian and a Syrian. They are receiving necessary assistance.

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On October 30, the European Commission published its 2024 Enlargement Package Reports. It contains the European Commission’s assessment of the progress made by the candidate and potential candidate countries. Specifically, it highlights Ukraine’s progress.

As part of the EU Enlargement Package, the Annual Progress Report on Ukraine’s preparation and progress towards the political and economic criteria for EU accession is presented. It also includes an assessment of the approximation of national legislation to EU acquis in accordance with all negotiated chapters.

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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.

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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.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, said that in just two days, Russian ballistic attacks damaged two civilian cargo ships in Odesa.

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From today, 2 July 2024, the tariff rate quotas from the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) are reintroduced for imports of eggs and sugar from Ukraine into the EU. The revised Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs), in place since 6 June 2024, includes an emergency brake for seven agricultural products to be automatically triggered if import volumes reach the average yearly imports recorded between 1 July 2021 and 31 December 2023.

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development reported this.

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10.01.2020 10:00

Efficiency of the scale and further development of agrarian companies

10.01.2020 10:00

The purpose of the state policy for the sustainable development of Ukrainian agriculture is to ensure the growth of agricultural production and the welfare of the rural population.

18.03.2019 09:44

UKRAINE KEEPS EXPORTING CORN AT A RECORD PACE

18.03.2019 09:44

The pace of corn exports from Ukraine continues quickening. In February, the country shipped abroad a record corn volume for that month (3.7 MMT) and the greatest monthly volume since December 2013/14, reports UkrAgroConsult.


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