• Ukrainian Agriculture Lost $40.2 Billion Due to the War

    According to the calculations of the Center for Food and Land Use Research at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE Agrocenter), the Ukrainian agricultural sector suffered USD 40.2 billion in direct and indirect losses as a result of the full-scale war.

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  • Farm Visit: Large Pig Farm Ukraine Vows to Rebuild After Destruction

    One of the biggest pig production farms in Eastern Ukraine has suffered major destruction during the past year of the Russian invasion and the subsequent war. The farm has vowed to rebuild.

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  • Damage to the environment because of the war exceeds 1.7 trillion UAH

    During the 11 months of war the russian aggression caused more than 1 trillion 743 billion UAH of damage to the environment in Ukraine. This was stated in the State Environmental Inspection.

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  • How Russia's war against Ukraine worsens global hunger

    Moscow is blocking most supplies from Ukraine, one of the world's largest wheat producers, and its attacks on the country's energy grid are also disrupting the flow of food.

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  • New terms and conditions for military reservations

    On November 4, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a law (draft law No. 7687) on changes in the order of reservation of persons liable for military service.

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  • Russia threatens to terminate "grain agreement" over UN investigation into Iranian drones

    russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, said that in response to the UN investigation into russia's use of Iranian drones, Moscow may «revise cooperation» with the UN, including not extending the «grain agreement».

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  • russia threatens to withdraw from grain agreement

    russia has sent the UN a list of requirements, in case of non-compliance with which it threatens to withdraw from the agreement on grain exports from the Black Sea, which expires in November. Gennady Gatilov, russia's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, said.

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  • European ministers review agricultural markets affected by war in Ukraine

    The consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on agriculture and logistics were discussed during the European agriculture ministers meeting held Monday.

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  • State Consumer Service during martial law keeps control of state prices

    During 7 months of 2022 specialists of State Consumer Service carried out 85 planned and 855 unplanned inspections of economic entities on the observance of requirements for formation, establishment and application of state regulated prices. In the course of inspections they found violations in 705 cases or 74.9% of the total number of inspections.

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  • How has the war affected the agricultural labor market?

    The war has caused enormous damage to the Ukrainian economy. In particular, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the agricultural sector has lost up to $6 billion as a result of the military aggression of the Russian Federation. About 30% of agricultural land fell under occupation or in the zone of active hostilities, crops, equipment and granaries were destroyed.

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  • Relocation program moves 725 businesses from regions of active combat operations to safer locations

    Already 528 have resumed their activities, another 284 companies are now searching for a suitable location or mode of transportation.

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  • Food prices rise 20% as war begins

    In Ukraine with the beginning of the war the food prices rose by 20% due to a number of reasons. This was stated by Denis Marchuk, deputy chairman of the All-Ukrainian Association of War Agencies, during his broadcast at the Media Center Ukraine-Ukrinform on August 22.

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  • Ukraine has every chance to increase yields despite the war

    Planted areas are smaller, which means the yields should be higher. This is the goal this year and further set by Ukrainian agrarians. And the parliament actively supports this goal. In particular, by adopting the bill number 4558 which regulates the use of pesticides and agrochemicals in Ukraine. The press service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine reports.

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  • Russia's war against Ukraine caused starvation of 40 million people

    U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia's invasion of Ukraine would cause starvation for 40 million people worldwide and Africa would suffer the most. This was reported by Reuters.

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  • Ukraine ramps up pork imports from the EU

    In June of 2022, Ukraine imported 9,000 tonnes of pork, 4 times higher compared to June of 2021, as the country continues battling against the disruptions of domestic production.

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  • The aftermath of war: the pig population

    According to preliminary estimates, the industrial pig herd declined by 10% during the war. How has this affected the balance of the pork market?

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  • How not to stay without electricity if you have a debt?

    Since the beginning of the war, not all operators of the pork market could not pay the cost of utilities on time, as a consequence of the enterprises began to receive letters of happiness with notification of disconnection from the power supply. Is it lawful and how to react in such a situation?

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