Agribusiness
Agricultural companies, farmers, food processors, policies and investments in Ukraine, one of the world's farm powerhouses.
Ukraine's farm profits recover as productivity becomes the next investment challenge
Ukraine's agricultural sector has largely recovered from the immediate financial shock of Russia's full-scale invasion, and investors should expect future profitability to depend more on efficiency than wartime resilience, according to a new report by Agrohub and the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB). The study projects
War-related pollution threatens drinking water in southern Ukraine, study finds
Military activity has significantly degraded surface water quality in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, raising concerns that key rivers and canals used for drinking water and irrigation could become unsafe for human consumption, according to new research. A study by a group of Ukrainian scientists found an increase in concentrations
Ukraine aims to maintain post-war EU trade benefits, trade envoy says
Ukraine is hoping that the European Union (EU) will retain a temporary suspension of tariffs and quotas on agricultural trade with the war-torn country after June 5, after the expiry of the so-called Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) is set to expire, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy
EU may temporarily reinstate pre-war agricultural trade restrictions on Ukraine, sources say
The European Union (EU) could temporarily reintroduce tariffs and quotas in its agricultural trade with Ukraine if a new deal is not ready to start when the war-related tariff breaks end on June 5, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed diplomats.
Ukraine's Astarta gets $40 million from IFC to build soy protein concentrate plant
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) said on Wednesday it will invest $40 million in Ukraine's agro-industrial holding company Astarta to support the construction of the country's first soy protein concentrate plant.
Ukraine's MHP starts production of liquified biomethane, makes first shipment to EU
MHP, the agricultural holding that includes Ukraine's largest poultry producer, said it has started commercial production of liquefied biomethane (Bio-LNG) and has finalised its first export shipment to the European Union. In a press release on Friday, MHP said its Bio-LNG, produced entirely from poultry manure
More than 600,000 craters - some 50 meters across - displaced 2.2 million cubic meters of farm soil in Kherson and Mykolaiv
Researchers assessing damage to Ukraine's agricultural sector have documented more than 600,000 craters from explosives, including some as wide as 50 meters across, as well as intense soil compaction and disruption of the topsoil, in Ukraine's Mykolaiv and Kherson regions alone, according to the government.
Logistics remains key issue for Ukrainian grain products exporters, says association head
Logistics remains among the most persistent challenges for Ukrainian exporters of grain products since the Russian full-scale invasion began in February 2022, APK-Inform reported on Wednesday, citing the director of the Association of Ukrainian Flour Millers, Rodion Rybchynskyi.
Ukraine, EU to negotiate new framework for agricultural trade after temporary tariff suspension ends, Koval says
Ukraine and the European Union will not return to pre-war agricultural trade conditions after the temporary suspension of tariffs and quotas, or so-called Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM), ends on June 5, but will work on a compromise solution, Interfax Ukraine reported on Monday, citing Minister of Agrarian Policy
Vitagro prepares 26,000-tonne expansion of grain storage capacity in Khmelnytsky region
Vitagro, the Ukrainian diversified agricultural conglomerate, is expanding its grain storage capacity in the Khmelnytsky region, with the completion of two new silos capable of storing 11,000 tonnes, Interfax-Ukraine reported.