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Director General of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation Pavlo Koval, speaking on Ukrainian Radio, provided a comprehensive analysis of the key challenges currently facing Ukrainian farmers. In an in-depth discussion, he outlined the hidden complexities of European integration, explained the impact of the Middle East crisis on the cost of the sowing campaign in Ukraine, and emphasized the critical importance of implementing artificial intelligence to address the labor shortage.

China has opened its market to Ukrainian peas following an audit, Ukraine’s State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection reported.

The Chinese side inspected the operating conditions of Ukrainian enterprises as well as their laboratory control capabilities. Based on the results, Ukraine received official authorization to export peas to China.

The President of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, Leonid Kozachenko, in an interview with Suspilne News, analyzed the current situation on the mineral fertilizers market, outlined the impact of European sanctions against Russia on the agricultural sector, and shared his outlook on the upcoming harvest and food prices in Ukraine.

To better understand the overall situation, could you explain where the European Union currently sources fertilizers from and how dependent it is on Russia?

Ukraine has maintained its position as the largest supplier of sunflower oil to the European Union, according to data from the European Commission cited by the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) in Germany.

From July 1, 2025 to February 1, 2026, EU countries imported just under 1.04 million tons of sunflower oil, compared with 1.28 million tons during the same period a year earlier, according to a report released on February 12. Of that volume, Ukraine supplied 950,000 tons of sunflower oil to the EU.