Ukraine must meet EU pig welfare standards—while Russian missiles knock out farm electricity
Production costs rising, sale prices stagnant—and Spanish pork is heading east.
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Ukraine bans GMO crops as wartime farmers race to meet EU standards by 2028 (INFOGRAPHICS)
The pesticide switch alone needs a decade. Subsidies that cover half of the EU competitors’ costs may finally follow.
What MHP’s €415 million bond sale says about Ukraine’s reopening to capital
Investors offered five times the amount MHP sought.
Over 120 km² of Ukrainian farmland cleared of mines in 2025 alone under state-funded program
State-backed demining contracts worth $17 million helped reclaim thousands of hectares once too dangerous to farm.
Ukraine’s precision agriculture grows as war disrupts exports
Ukrainian farms are digitizing rapidly—perhaps despite the war, perhaps because of it.
Brussels completes Ukraine screening as farm politics threatens EU unity
Ukraine completes final EU agricultural screening while farmers battle war, misconceptions, and rising grain prices.
Energy, not harvest: why Ukraine’s bread may soon cost a quarter more
Bakeries struggle with soaring electricity costs as Russia targets the power grid.
Ukraine’s shrinking harvest threatens food security in developing nations
Ukraine’s grain sector faces its worst year since the war began.
EU’s return to quotas on Ukraine food exports undermine path to single market, Ukrainian agriculture minister says
Vitalii Koval urged EU partners to finalize a long-term trade framework by July.
Agricultural trade between Ukraine and EU hits record high
It has reached a record $17 billion in 2024, with Ukrainian exports accounting for nearly $13 billion, while imports increasing to $4 billion.
AI-powered drones to help demine Ukrainian farmlands
Ukraine's agricultural giant Nibulon partners with Safe Pro to deploy AI-powered drones for detecting explosives on contaminated farmland and restoring food production.
Ukrainian companies MHP and Avangardco top Europe’s 2024 poultry and egg production rankings
MHP ranked 8th globally in poultry production, and Avangardco reached 15th place among global egg producers, per WATTPoultry International's ratings.
Ukraine to revive hemp farming, planting 8,000 hectares in 2025
Ukraine plans to revive industrial hemp cultivation, with a recent medical cannabis law simplifying the process. The government supports the initiative, recognizing hemp's industrial potential and soil-improving benefits.
Ukraine and Slovakia to expedite removal of unilateral restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products
In 2023, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary had introduced import restrictions on Ukrainian grain.
EU provisionally extend duty-free exports of Ukrainian agricultural products
The new agreement reportedly allow the Commission to swiftly impose measures deemed necessary if Ukrainian imports “significantly disrupt” the EU market or markets of one or more member states.
Ukraine ranks as third largest agricultural supplier to EU
From January to October 2023, Ukraine holds the third position in the volume of agricultural imports to the EU, with a total of €12.843 billion.
Ukraine demines half of farming lands designated for mine clearance
Ukraine's demining efforts show significant progress as the Ministry of Economy reports nearly half of priority farming lands cleared since the beginning of 2023.
Bulgaria bans Ukrainian sunflower imports until November
Citing concerns from domestic farmers and processors, Bulgarian ministry and the Farmers' Initiative Committee signed a two-month memorandum halting Ukrainian sunflower imports.
Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia prolong unilateral restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports, defying EU
This happens despite the European Commission's decision to lift the embargo on imports of Ukrainian produce. Bulgaria has lifted its ban and Romania is still on the fence
EU ban on Ukrainian food imports violates treaties, contradicts Ukraine’s membership goal
In violation of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and Association Agreement with Ukraine, four EU…