Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine

The Ministers of Agriculture of Ukraine and Poland discussed solving problems at the border for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products and continuing negotiations next week.

According to a survey of Ukrainian farmers and an analysis by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, soybean and sugar beet acreage is expected to increase, while corn acreage is expected to decrease in 2024.

Polish Agriculture Minister apologizes to Ukraine for Polish farmers scattering Ukrainian grain on the border to protest grain imports.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has strongly condemned the deliberate destruction of Ukrainian grain by Polish protesters on the Ukrainian-Polish border.

To counteract the reduction in livestock, the government will provide UAH 7 thousand of state aid per head to farmers with 3 to 100 cows.

The NACP has identified corruption risks in the draft laws on changes to bankruptcy procedures and land market liberalization.

In 2024, farmers in Ukraine will continue to receive state aid. In particular, budget subsidies for cattle, goats and sheep will be restored.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has introduced an automatic licensing regime for the export of sunflower seeds to Bulgaria instead of the previous non-automatic one.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food is developing a register of industrial hemp producers and sampling mechanisms to regulate hemp cultivation under the new law.

The Ukrainian government has decided to lease a part of the Sukhoi Estuary in Odesa region for mariculture, allowing entrepreneurs to grow clams, shrimp and other seafood. This will help to provide the domestic market with healthy seafood, drawing on the experience of mariculture leaders such as Norway and Chile.

On Tuesday, the website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine was damaged as a result of a cyberattack.