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A foreign merchant vessel carrying Ukrainian corn has sunk in the Black Sea near Odesa after sustaining damage in a Russian missile strike.

Ukraine’s fish producers currently have sufficient capacity to meet the needs of public institutions with high-quality domestically produced fish products.

As part of the CraftUP Ukraine educational grant programme, ten finalists have been selected to present their business ideas to the Expert Council. Following the evaluation, the most promising projects will receive funding to scale up production, implement certification, and expand into new markets.

The average consumer price of lard in Ukraine stood at UAH 212.11 per kilogram in June 2026, down 1% from UAH 215.08/kg recorded in May.

Concerns over Ukraine's European integration are being voiced not only by farmers in Poland and neighbouring countries, but also by agricultural stakeholders in France and Spain.

A new phase of the El Niño climate phenomenon is highly likely to begin worldwide in the coming weeks, potentially triggering widespread droughts and causing significant disruptions to agricultural production.

The educational phase of CraftUP Ukraine, an educational and grant programme for craft food producers, has been successfully completed, bringing together 40 participants from 19 regions of Ukraine.

Following the decline recorded at the end of June, European skimmed milk powder (SMP) priceshave begun to recover. This has allowed Ukrainian exporters to return to their usual price levels, although some traders continue to seek lower purchase prices.

Over the past several days, only four to five vessels have been calling at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports due to Russian attacks, and vessel traffic was suspended on 22 July. The Ukrainian government is currently working to resolve the situation and will take all possible measures to ensure the continued stability of exports through the Black Sea ports.

In 2025, Ukraine imported more than 2,000 tonnes of organic products worth a total of $9.63 million. Compared with 2024, import volumes increased by 10%, while the total value of imports rose by nearly 13%.

Installation of the steel framework for the walls and roof of the first phase of Ukraine’s largest potato processing plant has begun at the Biosens Industrial Park in the Cherkasy region.

A large food warehouse on the border between Svyatopetrivsk and Bilohorodka, near Kyiv, was damaged in a Russian attack on the night of July 19.

Agrein Group continuously monitors the export logistics situation and operates on the principle of route diversification. For the company, it is essential not to depend on a single logistics corridor, which is why its supply chains can be quickly adapted whenever conditions change.

In June 2026, Ukraine exported approximately 1.52 thousand metric tons of cattle (live weight), which is 25% less than in May 2026, but 25% more than in June 2025.

Ukraine’s bioethanol production should reach 1 million tonnes per year by 2030. At present, the country’s existing production capacity totals only around 400,000 tonnes of bioethanol annually.

Fruity Polissia LLC plans to develop a blueberry growing, cooling, sorting, and packing complex in the Volyn region.

After more than four years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s agricultural sector has learned to operate under constant logistics risks. As a result, scenarios involving partial disruptions to port operations have long been incorporated into the day-to-day operations of TAS Agro.

Ukrainian company Dairy Global Experts plans to implement a $160 million project to build a high-tech cattle slaughtering and primary meat processing complex in the Cherkasy region. To finance the project, the company intends to attract $150 million in investment.