Ukrainian grain

Ukraine exhausts duty-free EU wheat export quota, losing buyers

Ukraine has used up its quota for duty-free wheat exports to the European Union, meaning further shipments will now be subject to tariffs, the Grain Trade exchange reported on Aug. 26.

26 August, 12:45 PM

Importers turn to U.S. and Australia as Russian strikes paralyze Ukraine grain export — Reuters

Major global wheat importers are preparing for severe supply cuts and seeking alternative grain sources as Russian strikes on Black Sea port infrastructure disrupt shipments, Reuters reported on Aug. 21.

21 August, 11:52 AM

Russian ships move Ukrainian agricultural products through occupied ports

Energy exports remain one of Russia’s main sources of financing for its war against Ukraine, while Moscow also uses stolen Ukrainian grain as a tool of influence over other countries, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence said on Aug. 14.

14 August, 06:01 PM

UN warns of food security risks from Russian attacks on Black Sea ports

Russia’s resurgent air strike campaign targeting civilian shipping and Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea is creating substantial risks to global food security, Kayoko Gotoh, head of the UN Department of Political Affairs, said on July 27.

27 July, 09:31 PM

Egypt secures top spot among Ukrainian wheat buyers

Ukraine reduced its wheat exports by 9.7% to nearly 14 million tons during the 2025/2026 marketing season, down from 15.4 million tons the previous year, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) reported on July 6.

8 July, 02:25 PM

Russian freighter carrying stolen Ukrainian grain heads back to Black Sea

A Russian dry-bulk freighter, Panormitis, is returning to the Black Sea after failed attempts to unload grain in Israel and Turkey, SeaKrime journalist Kateryna Yaresko reported on May 25.

25 May, 10:25 PM

Ukraine presses Israel to act over Russian shipments of stolen grain

The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel has asked Israeli police and prosecutors to investigate Israeli companies’ purchases of Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia, Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel, Yevhen Korniychuk, said on Suspilne Studio.

1 May, 06:22 PM

Israel turns away Russian ship loaded with stolen Ukrainian grain

Russian grain vessel was forced to leave an Israeli port for neutral waters after a local company refused to accept its cargo of stolen Ukrainian wheat, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniichuk said on April 30.

30 April, 01:48 PM

Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador over Russian grain ship

Ukraine summoned Israel’s ambassador after Israel accepted a second ship carrying grain Russia stole from occupied territories, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said in a Telegram post on April 27.

27 April, 10:29 PM

Iran war threatens Ukraine grain output

Rising diesel and fertilizer prices caused by the U.S.–Israeli operation in Iran have pushed up farming costs and could reduce Ukraine’s agricultural production and exports, Reuters reported on April 10.

11 April, 12:51 AM

Egypt will stop accepting stolen Ukrainian grain — Zelenskyy

Egypt will no longer accept grain illegally exported by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 3.

3 April, 07:58 PM

Ukrainian intel exposes Russia's illicit oil, grain smugglers

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence published dossiers on 139 ships and 142 captains engaged in illegal shipments of sanctioned Russian and Iranian oil, as well as stolen grain from Ukraine’s temporarily occupied areas, the agency reported on Telegram on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 04:10 PM

Polish minister slams EU for secrecy in Ukraine trade deal

Polish Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski has criticized the European Commission for failing to adequately inform EU member states about the outcome of negotiations with Ukraine on revised trade terms for Ukrainian agricultural imports.

2 July 2025, 12:50 PM

German, Ukrainian foreign ministers visit Odesa

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, visited Odesa on July 1.

2 July 2025, 12:44 AM

Some EU countries are interested in Ukrainian grain — Polish minister

The new trade agreement have to consider different EU countries interests — including those, willing to buy Ukrainian agricultural products, Poland’s Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski said in Brussels, Ukrinform wrote on May 27.

27 May 2025, 02:49 PM

Passenger bus collides with truck carrying stolen Ukrainian grain in Crimea, six killed

A passenger bus collided with a truck transporting stolen Ukrainian grain in Russian-occupied Crimea, leaving six dead, Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter (Crimean Wind) wrote on March 24.

24 March 2025, 12:25 PM

Russia may have sold over 20,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain to Egypt

A Russian company supplied Egypt with over 20,000 tons of wheat, which might have been stolen from occupied Ukrainian territory, according to an investigation by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Russian news outlet IStories, published on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 12:18 AM

Ukraine steps up fight against Russian grain theft with new tracking technology

Agricultural ministers from Ukraine, the UK, and Lithuania have signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding to launch the Grain Verification Scheme (GVS) to track down crops, stolen by Russia, Agriculture Minister Vitalii Koval wrote on Jan. 19.

20 January 2025, 01:02 PM

Ukraine invites Switzerland to join food aid initiative for Syria

Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited Switzerland to join Ukraine’s humanitarian food aid program for Syria in a phone call with its newly elected President Karin Keller-Sutter, Presidential Office wrote on Jan. 7.

8 January 2025, 08:03 AM

Death toll from Russian strike on Odesa Oblast rises to nine as one more man dies in hospital

The death toll from the Russian missile strike on the port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, taken place on Oct. 9, has risen to nine, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 01:41 PM

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