EU and Ukraine update trade agreement
The European Commission and Ukraine have concluded negotiations on updating the trade liberalization provisions of the Association Agreement governing the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).
Commodity markets
Romania extends import licensing of Ukrainian agricultural products until end of 2025
The Romanian government has extended the mandatory licensing of imports of Ukrainian agri-food products until December 31, 2025. This was reported by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, emphasizing that this decision is aimed at protecting national producers and food security.
European Commission sets quotas for imports of Ukrainian products
The European Commission’s Decision No. 2025/1132 of June 3 established the size of quotas on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, which will come into force on June 6 and will be in force until the end of this year.
Al Dahra and Getreide AG: grain purchases in Ukraine
Al Dahra (United Arab Emirates) and Getreide AG Ukraine (Ukrainian branch of the German Getreide AG) have entered into an exclusive agreement on grain purchases in Ukraine. The new partnership is expected to provide Al Dahra with direct access to Ukrainian wheat, corn and barley exports.
MHP: commercial production and exports of liquefied biomethane
MHP Group has announced the launch of commercial production of liquefied biomethane and the successful completion of the first exports of Ukrainian Bio-LNG to the European Union.
Second Ukrainian company exports biomethane via pipeline to the EU
On February 11, PJSC Oril Leader, a part of MHP agro-industrial holding with a biomethane plant, exported 27,400 cubic meters of biomethane. Thus, the MHP unit became the second Ukrainian company to export this product.
Ukraine starts exporting biomethane through pipeline to the EU
VITAGRO Group of Companies has started exporting biomethane to the European Union by pipeline – a test batch of 720 MWh (68,000 cubic meters) was delivered to Germany via the Ukrainian-Slovak border on February 7, 2025. The delivery was carried out in cooperation with ERU, a trading and energy solutions company in the region.
Moldova extends grain import licensing until mid-2025
The Government of the Republic of Moldova has decided to extend the licensing of imports of wheat, corn and sunflower seeds until June 30, 2025. According to country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, the licensing is aimed at protecting local farmers and ensuring the stability of domestic agricultural market amid current challenges in…… Read more »
US extends anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled steel from Ukraine
In 2001, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) published in the Federal Register a decision to impose anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled carbon (unalloyed) steel products from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Ukraine. On July 1, 2024, the DOC announced the start of the fourth review of the anti-dumping orders, and on November…… Read more »
Ferrexpo. Production results in Q1-Q3 2024
From January to September 2024, Ferrexpo increased its pellet production by 48% to 5.1 million tons compared to the same period in 2023. This is stated in the company’s report.