Over the 45th week of the operation of the “grain corridor”, from June 5 to 11, 2023, 651,000 tonnes of agricultural products were exported through the seaports of Odesa region, up 65% compared to the previous week. “Thirteen ships were loaded at Ukrainian seaports last week, showing an increase of six units compared to the … Read more
Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland today announced the extension of tariff waivers on goods from Ukraine for another year, until June 9, 2024, in order to support the embattled nation’s economy in the face of Russia’s full-scale invasion. This was announced by the Canadian government, Ukrinform reports. This will ensure continued duty-free imports of … Read more
The European Union will extend until September 15, 2023, the exceptional and extraordinary measures adopted in May on imports of Ukrainian grain to the five EU countries on the border with Ukraine. According to Ukrinform, the European Commission published this today. It is reported that the EU will promote the effective operation of transit routes … Read more
State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Zsolt Feldman stated that Hungary asked the European Union to extend restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grains and oilseeds for five Eastern European countries until at least the end of 2023. That’s according to Reuters, Ukrinform reports. Feldman also added that Budapest has asked Brussels to provide financial … Read more
Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Mykola Solskyi and Spanish Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Luis Planas Puchades have discussed the export of Ukrainian-produced agricultural products towards Europe. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Solskyi expressed gratitude to the Spanish minister for providing assistance … Read more
In the current marketing year (MY) (from July 1, 2022, to May 12, 2023), Ukraine exported 43.336 million tonnes of grains and pulses. According to Ukrinform, Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported this. It is noted that in 2022/2023 MY Ukraine exported 14.89 million tonnes of wheat, 2.523 million tonnes of barley, 17,900 … Read more
At a plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted by a majority in the first reading to extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for another year, starting June 6, 2023. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, 537 deputies voted in favor, 42 voted against, and 38 abstained. The European Commission has proposed to extend trade liberalization … Read more
The European Commission has adopted “exceptional and temporary preventive measures” on limited imports from Ukraine as regards five EU member states bordering Ukraine. That’s according to the Commission’s press service, Ukrinform reports. “The European Commission has today adopted exceptional and temporary preventive measures on imports of a limited number of products from Ukraine under the … Read more
Hungary has banned imports from Ukraine of a number of agricultural products, including honey and some meat products, in addition to grain, until June 30. Member of the National Assembly of Hungary Gergely Gulyás stated this on Thursday, Ukrinform reports citing Reuters. According to him, Hungary’s ban on imports of major grain and agricultural products … Read more
Ukraine will suffer significant losses due to the embargo on the export of its agricultural products to neighboring countries of the European Union. The chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Taxation and Financial Policy, Danylo Hetmantsev, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “That is, only these two countries (Poland and Hungary – ed.), which … Read more