Ukraine has granted duty-free and quota-free access to exports of agricultural products, including poultry, eggs, sugar, honey, corn, oats, and cereals to the EU until June 5, 2025, with conditions for certain products based on average export volumes in 2021-2023.
Deputy Speaker Kornienko announced that ministerial appointments, including those currently acting, could be considered at the next parliamentary session.
Ukrainian farmers have already planted about 10 million hectares of spring crops, including grains, pulses, sunflower, soybeans and sugar beet, during this year's spring sowing campaign.
In recent months, about 85-87% of Ukrainian agricultural products have been exported by sea, with the volume of road transportation increasing after the border was unblocked.
Ukraine and Poland have reached an agreement to prevent a repeat of the border blockade by Polish farmers, with dialogue between ministries and agricultural associations continuing to address any potential problems, contributing to cautious optimism about uninterrupted trade.
USAID has committed more than $250 million to support Ukrainian grain and oilseed producers through the new USAID Harvest program, which aims to restore and expand the agricultural sector.
Farms that received loans until 2022 and are located in the temporarily occupied territories or territories where active hostilities are taking place can postpone their repayment until December 31, 2025, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reports.
The Cabinet of Ministers has doubled the credit limit under the "Affordable Loans 5-7-9" program to stimulate the development of the livestock industry and attract investment.
73 farms in Kherson Oblast received 300 tons of spring wheat seeds and 145 farmers received sunflower seeds from international partners such as FAO, with support from the governments of Japan and Norway.
The idea to eliminate the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and the suspicion of Solsky - experts hint at a strange coincidence.
Polish protesters unblocked the border with Ukraine after the talks, and the next meeting of the Ukrainian and Polish agriculture ministers is scheduled for May 7.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed preventive measures on three more suspects in the Solsky case of illegal seizure of state land worth UAH 481 million in Sumy region.
The Verkhovna Rada will consider the resignation of Mykola Solsky as Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine at its next meeting.
During the spring sowing campaign, Ukrainian farmers planted 2. 4 million hectares of spring crops, including corn, barley, wheat, peas and oats, on the government-controlled territory.
The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky, suspected of misappropriation of state land, has been released on bail of UAH 75. 7 million and continues to perform his duties.
The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky, suspected of misappropriating state land worth UAH 481 million, was granted bail of UAH 75. 7 million.
Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky, who resigned over suspicions of land grabbing, said he was ready to continue running the ministry if the Verkhovna Rada does not support his resignation.
The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Mykola Solsky, who is suspected of seizing state land, has several passports for traveling abroad and left Ukraine 21 times during martial law, posing a risk of flight.
In response to the prosecutor's statement, the Ministry of Agriculture explained that Markiyan Dmytrasevych was on a business trip to Brussels from April 22 to 28 to participate in explanatory meetings between the European Commission and Ukraine as part of the negotiation process on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
At the HACCU hearing, the prosecutor stated that Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi had the initial idea to seize state land worth UAH 481 million and directed the actions of his accomplices.
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Markiyan Dmytrasevych, who is suspected of attempting to seize state land together with Minister Mykola Solsky, left Ukraine on April 13 and has not returned since.
The High Anti-Corruption Court is considering a motion to impose a preventive measure on Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky, who is suspected of seizing state land.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a law simplifying the import and circulation of cotton varieties needed for gunpowder production in Ukraine for the period of martial law and for two years after its termination or lifting.
The SAPO will apply for custody with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 200 million for the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solsky, who was caught in the possession of state land.
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solsky will appear in court today on suspicion of seizing state land worth over UAH 480 million.
The Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy called on the authorities to preserve the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine in its current format, emphasizing its vital role in ensuring food security and economic recovery of Ukraine during the war with Russia.
Mykola Solsky responded to the NABU's statement announcing that he was suspected in the case of seizure of state land, saying that it concerns the events of 2017-2018.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Ukraine has planted more than 2 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, including corn, barley, wheat, peas, and oats.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy forecasts Ukraine's grain and oilseed harvest in 2024 at around 74 million tons, including 52. 4 million tons of grain and 21.7 million tons of oilseeds.
Ukrainian farmers have already planted more than 1. 26 million hectares of spring grains and pulses, such as wheat, barley, peas and oats, in the government-controlled areas.