Cereal prices were 18% higher on average in 2022, pushing the average annual FAO price index to a new record high.

The average annual FAO Meat Price Index in 2022 as a whole was the highest in over thirty years.

All support programs for Ukrainian agrarians which will be in effect in 2023 will be officially announced by the end of January. This was stated by a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy Dmitry Solomchuk, the information department of the parliament reported.

On Jan. 11, changes to tax bill registration procedures developed with experts, businesses and the BP Finance Committee went into effect.

According to the State Statistics Service, consumer inflation in December (through November) was 0.7%, the lowest monthly price growth rate last year (along with July and November).

A total of 43,648 agrarians attracted 95.467 billion UAH of credit funds last year. Under the program of state guarantees in the amount of 80% — 24.7 billion UAH.

The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) will transfer more than 700 generators to support the Ukrainian energy system with funding from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Over the past 4 months, the average monthly export rate of Ukrainian agricultural products has actually reached pre-war levels and has become one of the best in recent years.

Agrocombinat "Slobozhansky" (Kharkov region), which was under occupation, estimates its total damage at approximately UAH 560 million. This was stated by the financial director of the company Oksana Olefirenko.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders (AUPB) are implementing the Ensuring Animal Health in Ukraine project. It aims to conduct disease risk assessments, raise awareness and provide advice on swine biosecurity and diseases, and improve disease surveillance and control at all stages of pork production.

In the conditions of martial law and blackouts, it is important for the functioning of agricultural enterprises in certain areas of production to include them in the list of critical infrastructure. What areas of agrarian activity can be included in the above list, how to properly draw up documents for this, how does the working group within the Ministry of Agrarian Policy function, which determines the degree of "criticality" of an agricultural enterprise? These issues were discussed on January 6 during a webinar organized by the UAC "Procedure for submitting applications from agricultural enterprises for inclusion in the list of critical infrastructure facilities".

In the last month of 2022, 6.8 million tons of agricultural products were shipped. This is 900,000 tons more than in November. December as a whole was reflected by an expected decrease in shipments of rapeseed. At the same time, exports of corn increased by 1.3 million tons — it is 3.3 million tons.

The government has extended the period of postponement of conscription during mobilization. Reservations for military conscripted workers have been automatically extended for another month.

The state has fulfilled its obligations to family farms by paying its share of the Single Social Contribution (SSC). At the end of last year, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine allocated UAH 1,420,441.77 to an off-budget account to provide additional financial support to such farms. The additional payment is made in favor of insured persons - members / heads of private farms of the single contribution to the obligatory state social insurance.

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.

Rural households, small farmers and small agricultural enterprises will benefit from a $15.5 million project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This is reported on the official website of the organization, reports the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy predicts that the increase in food prices will fluctuate at about 3−5%.

In the battle against disease transmission, pork farmers have to look out for more than just sick pigs.

State budget revenues for the general fund — 1,491.1 billion UAH.