EU27+UK pork production needs to decline to rebalance supply and demand, according to Rabobank.

This decision was supported by an absolute majority of deputies — 301 votes in favor!

With rising costs, there is little chance that the piglet price in the Netherlands will reach break-even levels in 2022, according to Rabobank.

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Why have intra-EU trade flows of piglets, slaughter pigs, and sows changed?

After the abolition by the Verkhovna Rada of tax exemptions on imports, the government plans to abolish the list of critical imports goods and services for which international currency payments were allowed. This was reported by the first deputy chairman of the Tax Committee of the VRU Yaroslav Zheleznyak and the head of the committee Danilo Getmantsev.

In early May, Ukraine received permission to transit pork and beef meat and meat products through the EU. However, there is no activation of external supplies of pork in late spring or early June. At the same time, market operators note the revival of pork imports. The The Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders analyzed the reasons for this situation.

The European Commission has agreed on the final text of the Special Agreement on the liberalization of road transport Ukraine - EU.

Total damage from the war in Ukrainian agriculture has reached $4.3 billion.

Ukraine has submitted an official request to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA, Iceland - Norway - Switzerland - Liechtenstein) to abolish all customs tariffs for Ukrainian products, as well as the inclusion of agriculture section in the agreement.

Historic hog slaughters were recorded for the first three months of the year, resulting in the best first quarter on record.

The average pork price index in 16 provincial regions tracked by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was 20.83 yuan (about $3.1) per kg in May, up 14.8% month-on-month .

The Government continues to create the best conditions for Ukrainian business, realizing that it is business that is the foundation of economic growth and recovery. This was stated by Prime Minister Denis Shmigal during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on June 14.

According to the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, the system of state aid regulation for business entities must comply with a similar system in the EU. In order to meet these requirements, the Committee has developed a draft updated plan, which takes into account the already achieved goals and those that Ukraine has yet to implement.

At the beginning of June there was an increase in the discount rate to 25%, which was approved by the decision of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine № 262-rsh «On the amount of the discount rate». This step of the NBU will have a negative impact on business, including agrarian. This opinion was expressed by Denis Marchuk, deputy chairman of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council.

According to forecasts, Ukraine should be fully supplied with domestic consumption of all key crops at the level of 65 million tons of grain, legumes and oilseeds, including the potential export of about 30 million is assumed.

European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski said that Ukrainian grain exports are approaching 2 million tons per month.

To facilitate the entry of more goods at lower prices, President Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) No. 171 to modify tariff rates for pork, corn, rice, and coal. This is among the key recommendations of the Economic Development Cluster in addressing the inflationary impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

USDA analysts in a June review raised the forecast for global corn production in 2022/23 MY to 1.185 billion tons, up from 1.18 billion tons in the preliminary forecast, which, nevertheless, is significantly lower than the 2021/22 season (1.216 billion tons) .