Ukraine

Ukraine recorded another series of flights to Egypt in late April, during which Russia exported Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) through the ports of Mariupol and Sevastopol.

Ukraine is moving to a more practical stage of EU accession negotiations, with clear priorities for 2026, deadlines for achieving key benchmarks, and the preparation of negotiating positions by sector.

Ukraine will work to increase supplies and promote higher value-added products, including poultry products, pork products, processed foods and other categories that generate more income within the country.

The removal of trade barriers in the event of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union may affect food prices.

In the first quarter of 2026, Ukraine exported more than 40 thousand tonnes of organic products.

In April of the 2025/26 MY, Ukraine exported almost 5.2 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds.

Exports of high-oleic sunflower oil in the 2025/26 MY may decline to around 207 thousand tonnes, down 8% compared with the 2024/25 MY.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy has supported the draft law prepared for a repeated second reading, which is intended to introduce unified standards for the cultivation, production and labeling of organic products.

The largest number of new companies in Ukraine in the first quarter of 2026 was registered in the information technology sector — 902 enterprises, up 89% compared with January–March last year.

The decline in the number of cows in private households is contributing to the more active development of the market for industrially produced fresh dairy products.

Road exports of agricultural products through border crossing points amounted to 285.3 thousand tonnes in April, which is 14% lower than the March peak of 333.2 thousand tonnes.

Russian forces attacked the Danube and Greater Odesa ports with drones on the night of May 1.

Ukraine is ready to discuss transitional periods for the gradual phase-out of EU agricultural subsidies in order to speed up the process of gaining EU membership.

The port of Chornomorsk is working to eliminate the consequences of a sunflower oil spill after the shelling by Russian troops.

The transition of Ukraine’s potato sector from a raw-material model to value creation through the development of industrial processing will significantly strengthen competitiveness, stabilize producers’ incomes, and facilitate integration into European and global markets.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the Biomethane Production Development Program until 2035 and the Action Plan for its implementation.

Ukraine is ready to postpone access to some of the EU's benefits, in particular within the Common Agricultural Policy, to speed up the process of joining the bloc.

Ukraine and Portugal are strengthening practical cooperation in the agricultural sector.

Export of Ukrainian honey in 2026 may decrease to 40-45 thousand tons.

Ukrainian egg producers exported 216.2 million eggs worth $24 million in March 2026.