Economy

In addition to the actual blockade of exports, the margin is being pressured by the rise in the price of resources and competition for land lease.

In November, the bulk of planned shipments through the port will be Ukrainian products.

Due to the blockade of ports, the industry has returned to the logistics schemes it used in 2022.

In January-October 2026, Ukraine exported food products worth almost $18.6 billion. This is the largest category in the structure of Ukrainian exports, the total value of which exceeded $32.4 billion.

To ensure the stable operation of the oilseed industry, Ukraine needs to export about 400 thousand tons of sunflower oil every month. This is approximately 17% of the total physical volume of agricultural exports.

The agency directly explains the revision by the conflict in the Black Sea, which keeps shipments below average.

In July-September 2026/27 marketing year, Ukraine exported 8.6 thousand tons of wheat flour, which is 41.1% less than in the same period of the previous season. The main problem for exporters remains limited access to sea transportation.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine is temporarily not making decisions on the designation of agricultural enterprises as critically important due to the revision of industry criteria.

The Board of Directors of the Kernel agricultural holding proposes to carry forward $89.55 million of the parent company’s net profit to subsequent financial periods instead of paying dividends. This was  reported by Interfax-Ukraine with reference to the draft resolutions of the shareholders’ meeting of Kernel Holding S.A., published on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The…

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy approved the minimum allowable export prices for November 2026. Compared to October, the minimum price for sunflower seeds decreased the most — by almost 35%.