agriculture

Ukrainian agribusiness to power operations with solar and gas

Ukrainian agribusiness KSG Agro will construct an energy complex in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in 2025, incorporating a solar power station, an energy storage system, and a gas cogeneration unit, the company wrote on March 13.

17 March 2025, 01:30 PM

Japanese restaurant chains consider investing in Ukraine’s agriculture

Major Japanese companies are interested in integrating Ukrainian agriculture products into their supply chains, Ukraine’s Agrarian Policy Minister Vitaliy Koval said on March 5.

5 March 2025, 08:32 PM

Ukrainian agri-tech giant breaks into South American market

Kobzarenko Plant, a prominent agricultural machinery manufacturer in Ukraine, reported the first export of its products to South America in its Facebook post on Jan. 27.

28 January 2025, 12:05 PM

Ukraine ready to supply grain to Syria as Russian shipments halted

Kyiv is prepared to supply food to Syria following the fall of Assad's regime, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval said on Dec. 13.

14 December 2024, 01:57 AM

US announces $438 million in economic aid for Ukraine

The United States will provide $437.7 million in economic aid for Ukraine, Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, announced on Dec. 12.

13 December 2024, 12:56 AM

Polish farmers vow to resume mass border blockades in December if demands aren't met

The suspension of border blockades by Polish farmers is temporary, and protest actions could resume in December on a much larger scale, according to one of the strike leaders, Roman Kondrów, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2024, 06:16 PM

Ukraine's agricultural sector suffers $82 billion in damages from Russian war

Ukraine's agricultural sector has suffered $82 billion in losses due to Russian aggression, with the grain business alone incurring losses of $500-600 million, the First Deputy Agriculture Minister, Taras Vysotskyi, said on Oct. 25.

26 October 2024, 03:20 PM

Ukrainian agriculture loses $11 billion annually due to landmines — Economy Ministry

The contamination of large swathes of Ukrainian territory with landmines and unexploded ordnance has shrunk the national economy by $11.2 billion, driven by reduced agricultural export revenues and corresponding tax income, Ukraine’s Economy Ministry announced on Sept. 11.

12 September 2024, 01:21 AM

Kernel sunflower oil plant in Ukraine damaged by Russian drones

Kernel, the largest oil extraction plant in western Ukraine, has been damaged and shut down following a Russian drone attack, the company announced on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 01:16 PM

Ukraine's farming sector achieves historic high in grain yields for 2023

Ukraine's agricultural sector achieved record-breaking yields in the 2023/2024 marketing year, Ukraine’s Agrarian Minister Taras Vysotskyi, told NV Business on July 1.

1 July 2024, 06:48 PM

Polish opposition leader Kaczynski warns of agricultural threats from EU Green Deal, Ukrainian imports

The introduction of the EU's Green Deal program in Poland will lead to the destruction of Polish agriculture, the leader of the Polish opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said on April 27, according to news agency Ukrinform.

28 April 2024, 03:07 PM

Russian air strikes impact operations of Ukraine’s largest agricultural company

Kernel Holdings, a Ukrainian company producing 7% of global sunflower oil supply, has reported a significant downturn in operational conditions due to persistent Russian attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, Ukraine Business News reported on April 19.

22 April 2024, 10:13 PM

Agricultural enterprise hit in Odesa Oblast following Russia’s drone attack

An agricultural enterprise was hit, fortunately leading to no casualties as Russians attacked Odesa Oblast with drones overnight on April 22, Oleh Kiper, regional Governor, reported.

22 April 2024, 06:04 PM

European Union set to deal economic blow under Putin and Lukashenko's noses as early as April — Economy Ministry

Ukraine has finally reached a consensus with neighboring Baltic countries and the European Commission on banning Russian and Belarusian food exports to the European Union, Ukraine’s Deputy Economy Minister, Taras Kachka, said at the Forbes "Made in Ukraine" Exporters Summit, Ukrainian agribusiness website Latifundist reported on March 22.

22 March 2024, 04:25 PM

France throws weight behind Poland's efforts to restrict Ukrainian imports

France is backing Poland's push to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine, threatening to derail talks on Kyiv's free trade with the EU, Politico reported.

19 March 2024, 09:50 AM

Ukraine's vaunted 'bread basket' soil is now toxic — opinion

Two years of war has left roughly one-third of its territory polluted, with dire potential consequences for the world's food supply.

4 March 2024, 10:10 PM

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