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As of May 17, in 2022/2023 marketing year Ukraine has exported 43 million 952 thousand tons of grain and leguminous crops, which is 2 million 560 thousand tons less than last year. The export of Ukrainian wheat amounted to 15 million 066 thousand tons.

2 million 598 thousand tons of barley, 17,9 million tons of rye were sold abroad. The export of Ukrainian corn reached 25 million 960 thousand tons.

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The "grain initiative" has been extended for two months. The text underlines that it was agreed to extend the agreement for another two months thanks to the efforts of Türkiye, the support of russia and the facilitation of the Ukrainian side.

the Russian side promised not to prevent Turkish ships from floating into the ports of Mykolaiv and Olbia.

Reference source: https://bit.ly/3WcggzK

 

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During January - April 2023, Ukraine imported goods in the amount of 20,3 billion US dollars, and exported goods in the amount of 13,3 billion US dollars.

The countries from which the most goods were imported to Ukraine: China — 3,2 billion US dollars, Poland — 2,1 billion US dollars, and Turkey — 1,5 billion  US dollars.

Ukraine exported the most to Poland — 1,9 billion US dollars, Romania — 1,33 billion US... Read More

In January-April 2023, Ukraine has exported more than 1.3 million tons of soybeans. In particular, 172,8 thousand tons were shipped in April. Last year, about 658 000 tons of soybeans in Ukraine (17,5% of total production) were certified as sustainable non-GMO soybeans, according to the standards of the Danube Soy Association. This ensures strict compliance of soybeans with EU plant protection and greenhouse gas emission reduction regulations.

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The European Commission is investigating the situation on the market of poultry meat, eggs and frozen fruit in order to decide whether to implement tariff quotas for Ukraine. EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski stressed that there is currently no reason to ban the import of any other goods from Ukraine, except for wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower, to Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.

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As of the morning of May 11, the live queue of trucks has disappeared at 13 out of 16 border checkpoints, they may cross the border only by electronic queue. Currently, trucks are moving for "eCherga" at 13 checkpoints.

Also, the movement of trucks is planned only by the registration in "eCherga" on the International Automobile Checkpoint:

May 12, 06:00: "Krakivets - Korchova" - start of movement for "eCherga... Read More

Five EU countries - Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria - appealed to the European Commission on May 11 with a call to propose appropriate protection mechanisms for the farmers of these countries against the increased influx of Ukrainian agricultural products. The letter concerns exceptional and temporary preventive measures regarding the import of a limited number of goods from Ukraine.

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In recent years, honey has become one of those products that brings consistently high revenue to Ukrainian exporters. Although in quantitative terms, its sales volumes show fluctuations, thanks to the increase in prices from 2021, this does not affect the total revenue amount too much. In 2022, our country's honey sales on foreign markets decreased somewhat — 48,000 tons (-17%) worth 137 million US dollars (-5%), while the export price reached 2,853 US dollars/ton.

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The corresponding request was sent to the Minister of Trade and Export Growth, Biosecurity, Land Information and Rural Communities and the Minister of Agriculture of New Zealand D. O'Connor, as the depository country of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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Kyiv has lost 143 million US dollars last month because of the Polish government's decision to ban the import of Ukrainian agricultural goods. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Economy Taras Kachka at the Brussels Economic Forum. The European Commission will pay Polish farmers "compensation for nothing", as the protest was "a bluff on the part of Polish farmers".

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