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.
Read MoreAs 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 MoreFive 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe 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).
Read MoreKyiv 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".
Read MoreThe key elements of the agreements reached, which have also been agreed with Ukraine, are the abolition of unilateral restrictions on such import, which were introduced by Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary.
Read MoreIn January-March 2023, Ukraine has exported 8,1 thousand tons of non-condensed milk and cream, which is 2,3 times more than in the same period last year. In monetary terms, export increased 1,9 times to 4,7 million US dollars.
The main buyers of Ukrainian non-condensed milk and cream in the 1st quarter of 2023 were Moldova (91,3%), Georgia (4,1%) and Armenia (2,6%).
Read MoreOn the basis of the Ukrposhta Export school project, the E-Export Intensive program is being launched in Ukraine, which is aimed at attracting displaced persons, veterans and entrepreneurs affected by the war to e-commerce. The aim is to attract about 1 000 new potential exporters to the topic of exporting via the Internet and trade platforms within 2 months.
Read MoreIn January-March 2023, Ukraine has exported 14 800 tons of potatoes — 45,1% more than in the same period last year. In monetary terms, the export of potatoes during the 1st quarter of 2023 fell by 14,3%, as compared to the same period last year, to 1,8 million US dollars.
Moldova (87,5%), Georgia (9,5%) and Azerbaijan (2,1%) bought the biggest volume of potatoes in Ukraine. Ukraine bought 1,8 thousand tons of potatoes abroad in January-March 2023...
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