Economy
The forecast for the export of corn from Ukraine in the 2022/23 season has increased
The forecast for the production of Ukrainian corn remained unchanged, while exports may increase to 23.5 million tons.
Ukraine and the UN have expressed their support for the continuation of the Grain Initiative after March 18
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary General António Guterres spoke in favor of extending the Grain Initiative after March 18, when the term of the previous agreement is coming to an end.
Export of grain through the “grain corridor” is growing again
During the 31st week of operation of the “grain corridor”, more than 1.02 million tons of agricultural products were exported through the ports of Great Odesa, which is 94% more than a week ago.
Ukraine has started negotiations on the expansion of the Black Sea Initiative
Ukraine has started online negotiations with partners regarding the expansion of the Grain Agreement, in particular, to Mykolaiv Port.
The largest agricultural holding of Ukraine is going to leave the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Andrii Verevsky’s company Namsen Limited, which is the largest shareholder of the agricultural holding Kernel Holding S.A., may leave the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The Cabinet of Ministers initiated the suspension of the agreement with Syria regarding merchant shipping
The government approved the draft law on the termination of the agreement on merchant shipping between the Cabinet of Ukraine and the government of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The UN Secretary General has already arrived in Ukraine to discuss the Grain Initiative
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is already in Ukraine. Today, March 8, he will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Half of this year’s harvest will be exported – an opinion
In 2023, Ukraine plans to harvest 53 million tons of grain and oil crops, half of which will be exported.
“Kernel” acquired the river terminal “Danube Prom Agro” in the port of Reni
Agroholding “Kernel” acquired the river terminal “Danube Prom Agro” in the port of Reni on the Danube. The holding also concluded an agreement on the sale of agricultural enterprises with the land bank of 134,000 hectares.
UDS blocked another fuel theft scheme
The Security Department of “Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company” discovered and blocked another corruption scheme, through which fuel thefts were organized for a long time.
