03.10.2024
At the “Austrian-Ukrainian Agrarian Forum” discussed the development of Ukraine's agricultural sector
On October 3, UCAB President Alex Lissitsa gave an overview presentation on the development of Ukraine's agro-industrial sector at the “Austrian-Ukrainian Agrarian Forum” in Vienna. The event took place within the framework of the go-internationalization campaign - a joint initiative of the Austrian Ministry of Labor and Economy and Austrian Economic Chambers.
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Ukraine continues to hold third place among the main exporters of agri-food products to the EU
On September 27, was published an analytical report of the European Commission, which focuses on the assessment of agri-food trade for the first half of 2024. According to this report, Ukraine continues to hold third place among the main exporters of agri-food products to the EU, after Brazil and the United Kingdom. It is worth noting that Ukraine's share in EU agri-food imports for the first half of 2024 increased by just 2% (+€124 million) compared to the same period in 2023.
more27.09.2024
Registration is now open for the 4th International Sustainability Forum 2024!
Join us on October 24 in Kyiv and October 25 in The Hague for the 4th International Sustainability Forum 2024 - a gathering that will unite businesses, government bodies, the financial sector, and the public from Ukraine and the EU for practical discussions on Ukraine’s green recovery.
more27.09.2024
Seminar “EU enlargement by (post-)war Ukraine: Implications for the Agri-Food Markets"
Last week Head of the European Integration Committee UCAB Oleksandra Avramenko participated in the 189th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), which addressed the issue “EU enlargement by (post-)war Ukraine: Implications for the Agri-Food Markets”.
more25.09.2024
Discussion “An Elephant in Europe’s pottery shop? Ukraine’s agricultural sector and EU-Ukraine Trade”
On September 24, UCAB together with the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” in Brussels held an expert discussion “An Elephant in Europe’s pottery shop? Ukraine’s agricultural sector and EU-Ukraine Trade”, which was attended by representatives of the public sector, international and public organizations, farmers' associations, think tanks, and research institutions from both Ukraine and Europe. The event was moderated by Nazar Bobitski, Head of the UCAB EU office.
more23.09.2024
A chance for survival: Will Ukrainian sugar find its way to European shelves?
Historically, sugar is considered a sensitive product in the European agricultural sector, as European producers are supported under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, while the sugar sector is subject to strict regulation by the EU's Common Market Organization.
more20.09.2024
European integration: search for a workable formula for the agricultural sector
The share of Ukrainian agro-products exports to the EU in 2023 increased by more than 50%. Therefore, the question of how Ukraine can retain its position in this market while integrating into the European community is relevant today. The answers to these questions were sought by representatives of government, business and European partners during the discussion at the Large Farm Management Conference.
more13.09.2024
Ukraine’s 7th Agricultural Export Portfolio presented
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) has introduced the 7th edition of Ukraine’s Agricultural Export Portfolio, prepared with the support of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. This edition includes the export results for 2023 and provides insights into the achievements of Ukraine’s agricultural exports over the year.
more19.07.2024
European integration: top 3 tools that Ukraine should focus on
The integration of Ukrainian agriculture into the EU single market presents both challenges and opportunities. With careful preparation and support from the EU, the Ukrainian agri-food sector can become a valuable asset and contribute to food security in Europe.
more17.07.2024
The Ukrainian agricultural sector welcomes the EU Joint Business Declaration calling for a more open EU trade policy
The Ukrainian farmers and agricultural exporters, represented by UCAB, welcome the EU Joint Business Declaration published on July 15 and signed by 31 leading European business associations, which calls for a more open EU trade policy.
more12.06.2024
Alex Lissitsa: "It is necessary to create an effective business ecosystem around agribusiness companies that continue to operate productively in Ukraine despite the war"
“It is necessary to create an effective business ecosystem around agribusiness companies that continue to operate productively in Ukraine despite the war”, – emphasised CEO of IMC and President of UCAB Alex Lissitsa during the Business dimension “Roots of Resilience: Strengthening Partnerships to Support the Ukrainian AgriFood Sector” at the Ukraine Recovery Conference – URC2024.
more22.05.2024
Ukrainian Agriculture and the European Green Deal
Ukrainian Agribusiness Club together with UCABevent agency organized an online discussion “Ukrainian Agriculture and the European Green Deal” on the 21th of May during which speakers discussed how the Ukrainian agricultural sector, alongside European farmers and producers, handles the challenges of the impact of the European Green Deal on agriculture.
more17.05.2024
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) is initiating a collaboration with NASA Harvest as part of work on estimating the production of major agricultural crops in Ukraine using satellite data
UCAB is pleased to announce this strengthening of international partnerships. Together with NASA Harvest, we plan to work on improving the estimates of production, area, and yield of major agricultural crops during the war, both in territories controlled by Ukraine and those temporarily occupied.
more13.05.2024
Ukrainian farmers welcome the final adoption of the ATMs rollover by the EU Council
The decision by the EU Council taken today, on May 13, to extend the EU autonomous trade measures (ATMs) for Ukraine marks the end of a difficult process, which has seen many pitfalls and disappointments for the Ukrainian farmers and agriproducers.
more23.04.2024
Ukrainian farmers welcome the plenary vote in the European Parliament on the ATMs rollover, look forward to its speedy adoption by the EU Council
The Ukrainian farmers and agriproducers, represented by UCAB (Ukrainian Agribusiness Club) welcome the positive vote at the European Parliament plenary session today on the ATMs rollover for Ukraine. It is encouraging that the EU finally demonstrates a strong political will to support Ukraine economically in the face of the Russian onslaught. We look forward to the speedy approval of the draft regulation by the EU Council well in time before the expiry of the current trade preferences.
more09.04.2024
Ukrainian farmers look forward to the final approval of the ATMs rollover, as the adopted safeguards undercut Ukraine’s ability to support itself
The Ukrainian farmers and agriproducers, represented by UCAB (Ukrainian Agribusiness Club), take note of today’s vote in the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) regarding a fresh compromise on the ATMs rollover for Ukraine. We hope that the vote paves the way for the speedy adoption of the draft regulation at the European Parliament plenary session and the EU Council without further undue delays.
more28.03.2024
Ukrainian farmers are concerned with prolonged debate around EU trade preferences rollover for Ukraine and the slide toward protectionism
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) members are concerned with continuing tortuous discussions among the Member States regarding safeguard measures which would be applied to the key elements of the Ukrainian agricultural exports to Europe.
more27.03.2024
5 Myths about the Ukrainian Agriculture
Ukrainian Agribusiness Club together with UCABevent agency organized an online discussion “5 Myths about the Ukrainian Agriculture” on the 21th of March during which speakers tried to dispel the most common myths attributed to the Ukrainian agriculture by politicians, protesters and media in Europe.
more20.03.2024
Ukrainian farmers welcome a compromise proposal on extending EU trade preferences to Ukraine
The Ukrainian farmers and agriproducers, members of UCAB welcome a compromise proposal on extending EU trade preferences for Ukraine, reached yesterday evening at the trialogue consultations and confirmed today at the European Parliament INTA Committee. It is high time for the Member States to heed the opinion of the European Parliament and accept the compromise proposal.
more19.03.2024
UCAB, together with European agricultural associations, call on the European Parliament to reconsider the amendments on suspension of import duties and quotas
UCAB and leading European agricultural associations respectfully suggest reconsideration of the proposed amendments by the European Parliament about suspending import duties and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural exports to the EU, that were voted on 13th of March 2024.
more19.03.2024
Trade liberalisation with the EU is critical for Ukraine's survival and deterring the enemy, - UСAB
This week in Brussels is significant for Ukraine: there will be a new round of discussions regarding EU Regulation on autonomous trade measures (ATM) for Ukraine. Proposed amendments to the Regulation can worsen the economic, financial and social spheres of Ukraine and significantly affect the deterrence of russian aggression.
more14.03.2024
Failure of the European Parliament to approve swift rollover of trade support to Ukraine may turn into a tragic mistake. It can still be averted
“The failure of the European Parliament to approve today in Strasbourg the Commission proposal for a rollover of EU autonomous trade measures (ATMs) for Ukraine may mean only one thing – further delays of this crucial element of the EU economic support for Ukraine, while giving in to politically-motivated demands to deny access to the EU market for Ukrainian farmers, a key source of the country’s export revenues”, – said Alex Lissitsa, President of UCAB.
more07.03.2024
Ukrainian farmers are grateful to the European Parliament for a strong signal of support
UCAB welcomes the vote in the European Parliament international trade (INTA) committee taken today in Brussels to support the proposal of the European Commission to extend for another year the existing EU additional trade preferences for Ukraine.
more28.02.2024
Ukrainian farmers extremely concerned by EP AGRI Committee’s opinion on ATMs: if adopted, it will deny EU market access to Ukrainian exports
UCAB (Ukrainian Agribusiness Club) is extremely concerned with the Opinion of the European Parliament AGRI Committee, which was voted on February 26. The AGRI Committee’s opinion pushes for drastic limitations to the proposed roll-over of the EU autonomous trade preferences (ATMs) to Ukraine for 2024-2025.
more27.02.2024
EU - Ukraine relations in agriculture: stormy weather ahead?
Ukrainian Agribusiness Club together with UCABevent agency organized an online discussion “EU - Ukraine relations in agriculture: stormy weather ahead?” on the 23-th of February during which speakers shared their thoughts about the situation on the ground with Ukrainian agrifood exports to the EU countries, impact on Ukraine and the EU markets as well as the necessity to preserve existing EU trade preferences for Ukraine.
more27.02.2024
Ukrainian farmers appeal to Members of European Parliament: Your vote will be decisive for the economic fate of Ukraine
Your vote can be decisive for the economic fate of Ukraine in this crucial year, - this is the message the Ukrainian farmers and agricultural producers associations, UCAB, sent yesterday to the members of the European Parliament trade committee. The message comes ahead of the committee’s vote on March 7 on the Commission’s proposal to extend autonomous trade preferences to Ukraine for another year, but with a set of safeguard measures on products deemed sensitive for European agricultural associations, such as poultry, eggs and sugar.
more19.02.2024
Ukrainian farmers call on the EU to preserve free trade for the sake of Ukraine's future
Association “Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” (UCAB) welcomed the historic decision of the European Council from 1 February, when all 27 EU member states gave the green light to the Ukraine Facility. This financial lifeline support tool from the EU gives Ukraine the much-needed confidence in its financial stability and ability to continue the fight for its independence and common European values against Russian aggression.
more12.02.2024
UCAB condemns the radical actions of protesters on the Polish border and demands that the offenders be brought to justice
Association “Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” shares the anger of the Ukrainian agricultural community regarding the cynical destruction of Ukrainian grain by protesters on the Polish border and calls for an immediate stop to such radical actions.
more22.01.2024
Leading Ukrainian agro-associations call on the European agricultural community for an open dialogue
UCAB, together with leading agricultural associations led by the Ukrainian National Agrarian Forum, are asking COPA COGECA, a leading voice of European agriculture, to maintain a dialogue with Ukrainian colleagues on issues of agricultural trade rather than to lobby the Commission to block imports in key Ukrainian agri-food products.
more14.12.2023
UCAB signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers of Poland
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club and the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers of Poland (ZPP) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
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