farmers
Agrarians are increasing the acreage for oil crops
In 2023, Ukrainian farmers plan to increase the sown area for oil crops and partially reduce the sown area for grain and corn.
Ukrainian grain in Bulgaria caused farmers’ protests
In the north of Bulgaria, farmers came out for a protest. Farmers are afraid that cheap Ukrainian grain will lead to bankruptcy of local grain producers.
Ukrainian farmers received sleeves for storing 6 million tons of grain
In total, Ukrainian farmers received 31,000 sleeves for grain storage from FAO.
Port workers and farmers will be able to obtain permission to travel abroad
Workers of critical infrastructure facilities may be granted the right to travel abroad. For this, the Ministry of Economy is working on a new law on the reservation of employees.
Ukrainian farmers lost 30–35% of their acreage due to the war
Direct losses of the agricultural sector have already exceeded 6.6 billion dollars, indirect losses amount to 34 billion dollars.
Ukrainian farmers have already received more than 6,000 grain sleeves
As of November 8, almost 270 farmers have received more than 6,000 sleeves from FAO.
The monthly planning system of Ukrzaliznytsia paralyzes the sales of farmers
The planning system applied by Ukrzaliznytsia with a one-month horizon for grain export transportation makes it impossible for farmers to fulfill export contracts in good faith and, ultimately, will have a negative effect on the work of the UZ itself.