Economy

Koval: Ukraine ranked third among suppliers of agricultural products to the EU
Ukrainian agri-food exports to the EU have increased to 13 billion euros, providing 8% of imports.

Poland suspends duty-free trade with Ukraine from June 5
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Poland will cancel duty-free trade with Ukraine starting June 5.

Since the beginning of the year, the Chornomorsk International Port has processed 1.3 million cargoes
Almost two-thirds of the cargo handled by the state-owned enterprise this year is grain.

Shares of most Ukrainian agricultural holdings on the Warsaw Stock Exchange increased
Over the week, the market capitalization of most Ukrainian agricultural companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange increased.

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Port to Open New Transit Route to the EU
By the end of the year, the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi port plans to deliver transit cargo from Asia to EU countries.

Russian ship commits another theft of grain from Berdyansk port
The Russian-flagged vessel “Kapitan Yakovlev” transported stolen Ukrainian grain to the port of Famagusta.

Ukraine and Sweden discussed the export of agricultural products through the Baltic Sea
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval visited the Swedish Ports of Stockholm — a key maritime hub for the entire Baltic region.

Negotiations with the European Commission on “trade visa-free travel” continue
The Ukrainian government plans to reach an agreement with the EU on the extension of the “trade visa-free regime” by June 5.

The court arrested Kolomoisky’s grain terminal in the port of Pivdennyi
The maritime transshipment complex in the Odesa region, which appears in the high-profile case of the withdrawal of property from the NBU pledge, has been transferred to state management.

ARMA sold over 340 tons of corn at 120% above the starting price
The National Agency for Tracing and Asset Management (ARMA) successfully sold a batch of corn grain through the Prozorro.Sales system.