Company news

The port assets of Kernel sustained severe damage during the massive attacks on the port of Chornomorsk on July 11 and 12, 2026.

McDonald’s Ukraine will now operate as a standalone market within the company’s global system rather than as part of a shared management structure with the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Four American-made 360 RAIN irrigation machines have been operating at ROST Agro LLC for the past two years, making the company the largest owner of these machines in Europe. The irrigation equipment was supplied with the support of the U.S. Government under the AGRO Program.

NIBULON JV LLC strengthened its position in the international grain market during the 2025/26 marketing year.

Kernel supplies its products to 60 countries and has no plans to withdraw from any of these markets.

A shipment of urea has been dispatched through the port of Chornomorsk for the first time in seven years, destined for international buyers in Mediterranean countries.

Starokostiantynivtsukor, a plant that is part of A’SPIK Group, is implementing a large-scale investment project to modernize its production facilities.

Orion.Group, a Kyiv region-based manufacturer of stainless steel equipment and storage tanks, has launched a mobile production complex unique to Ukraine. This format enables metal bending, welding, and polishing operations to be carried out directly at customer sites rather than at the company’s factory.

As a result of a massive Russian attack on the night of June 2, one of the destroyed facilities was the warehouse of RUTA, a bitter liqueur (balm) created from 96 botanicals collected from different regions of Ukraine. Support from Ukrainians has inspired the producers to resume production of the premium bitter liqueur.

AGROTRADE Group has won a court case against the Russian Federation seeking compensation for damages amounting to UAH 117 million caused during the occupation of the Kharkiv region.

Kernel is developing its own sunflower oil brand in Europe, launched in 2024 in partnership with Dutch food distribution company Fangoo&Zon Impex. To date, 5.5 million liters of products have been sold in the Netherlands under the Bestolie&Kernel trademark.

Rud has Halal certificates for 28 types of ice cream. The company has certified its products, focusing on this requirement of consumers from most countries of the world.

Milk processing volumes in Ukraine remained stable in 2025 at around 3.2 million tonnes. Consumption of dairy products also remained virtually unchanged at 209 kg per person.

Agricultural holding MHP produced 926.3 thousand tonnes of poultry meat in 2025, which is 8% more than in the previous year (857.5 thousand tonnes).

Kernel has sold the bulk carrier Rotterdam Pearl V., which it acquired in December 2023.

Rail freight transportation in Ukraine may become loss-making for the first time this year.