Economy

On the night of October 14 and 15, drones attacked three vessels in Romanian territorial waters.

The Bureau of Economic Security is investigating possible tax evasion by officials of the Black Sea Fishing Port LLC. This involves more than UAH 12 million in VAT.

In particular, the countries have intensified the dialogue on the security of agricultural exports, and also raised the issue of global food security.

The updated flour strength index W-160 corresponds, in particular, to Ukrainian, Romanian and French wheat.

Ukraine is ready to discuss mechanisms for integrating the agricultural sector into the EU single market, in particular the possibility of applying transitional periods.

Delays in the export of vegetable oil can slow down the processing of sunflower and the release of elevator capacities necessary for the new corn harvest.

Low water levels on the Danube limit vessel draft and reduce the efficiency of grain logistics, which hinders the use of the river as an alternative route for agricultural exports.

After new attacks on ships in the Black Sea, insurance brokers are recording an increase in the number of requests for war risk coverage for calls to Ukrainian ports.

Ukraine has proposed to Slovakia to reduce the cost of transit of agricultural products against the backdrop of restrictions on sea exports and the high cost of alternative logistics.

Significant grain stocks are accumulating in the Black Sea region due to restrictions on sea exports from Ukraine and Russia.