Economy

Discussions on agriculture will be the most difficult during the negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, but this topic will not become an obstacle to future membership.

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has increased the forecast of world grain production in 2023 to 2,819 million tons. This is 0.9% more than last year.

The UDS delegation visited the HBIS metallurgical plant in Smederevo (Serbia) – the Chinese steel group, which is one of the world’s largest steel producers.

Yesterday, October 7, two vessels — Super Henry and Castor — arrived at the ports of Great Odesa.

In the Odesa region, it is planned to reorganize the logistics infrastructure and restore the operation of non-functioning ports.

Since the beginning of the operation of the temporary sea corridor, 88 thousand tons of metal products and more than 172 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials have been sent for export from the ports of Ukraine.

In Ukraine, two laboratories of the State Production and Consumer Service were opened: food safety and veterinary medicine, as well as a phytosanitary laboratory.

In September, 99% of water exports of Ukrainian agricultural products were provided by Danube ports.

Three more civilian vessels are heading to the ports of Great Odesa through the temporary “grain corridor”.

Freight rates for the transportation of grain through the temporary corridor reached last year’s figures