The Ministry of Agriculture discussed the development of the Mykolaiv port hub

The Ministry held a meeting of the Coordination Council on Logistics in Agriculture.

In particular, the Ministry of Development and the USPA took part in the meeting, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine reports.

During the meeting, a number of issues were discussed, including:

— state regulated tariffs for railway freight transportation;

— development of the Mykolaiv port hub as an element of reducing the cost of logistics;

— operation of the export support regime.

“Today, an important task for state authorities is to facilitate and simplify the life of agribusiness. And convenient and economically sound logistics plays a key role here. Therefore, we are looking for joint compromise solutions,” said Minister Vitaly Koval.

He also emphasized that in order to open new markets, in particular, in the Middle East and North Africa, it is very important to assess the impact of transportation tariffs on certain sectors of the agricultural sector. Find advantages so that more agricultural products go to these markets.

USM previously reported that the Ministry of Agriculture named the minimum prices for export grain in February.