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.
On June 24, the Moldovan government extended the licensing regime for wheat, corn, and sunflower seed imports until December 31, 2025. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova, the decision was made to support local farmers amid the surplus of products on the regional market and low prices for grains…… Read more »
Ventspils Freeport processed approximately 694,000 t of cargo of various types in May 2025; the transshipment plunged by 25% or 231,000 t compared to April.
The Council of the European Union has adopted amendments to the regulation, which will come into force on July 1 this year and introduce new tariffs on agricultural products and certain fertilizers originating from Russia and Belarus (which were not previously subject to restrictive measures).
Riga Freeport handled almost 1.3 million t of cargo of various types in May, which was 42,000 t below transshipment in April.
The cargo turnover at Liepaja SEZ remained almost unchanged in May compared with April. Port operators all together processed approximately 641,000 t of cargo, down 35,000 t from April.
May cargo turnover of the port of Klaipeda exceeded the April figure by 5% month-on-moth or 188,000 t and reached almost 4 million t. The Klaipeda State Seaport stepped up transshipment by 115,000 t to 3.2 million t, while the cargo turnover at the Butinge terminal increased by 73,000 t to 772,000 t.
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 (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.