(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Mine clearance operators cleared 210 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine during July under a state programme that compensates the cost of humanitarian demining, the Ministry of Economy and Environment has reported. Two agreements for the clearance of farmland were completed during the month. Operators received 13.2Continue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russia is shifting its targeting from Ukraine’s sea export routes to land corridors in a deliberate attempt to further disrupt grain and other commodity shipments and damage Ukraine’s economy, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Russian forces likely struck a bridge near Maiaky inContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, under Russian military control, lost all external electricity supply twice in a single day, forcing it to rely on emergency diesel generators to maintain critical safety functions. Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom reported the incidents on Saturday, 8 August 2026. The firstContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s central bank has moved to shield agricultural businesses from loan defaults, responding to severe damage to export infrastructure caused by intensified Russian attacks. The National Bank of Ukraine announced new rules allowing banks to avoid classifying a borrower as in default if the debtor completes aContinue Reading
(LONDON, UK) – Global crude oil prices advanced sharply during early week trading after Tehran formally stated it was not engaged in diplomatic talks with Washington and presented a set of conditions for the resumption of safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the international benchmark, moved upContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s summer harvest sharply reduced prices for many staple vegetables in July, helping ease food inflation as domestic supplies from open field farms replaced imported produce and greenhouse crops. However, prices remained uneven across the fruit and vegetable market, with some berries, greenhouse vegetables and imported fruitContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian drone strikes against logistics centres belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, are opening a new front in the economic dimension of the war. The attacks aim not only to disrupt supply routes used by the Russian military but also to weaken a major private businessContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine exported 2.6 million tonnes of grain and legume crops in the first month of the 2026/2027 marketing year, according to data from the State Customs Service released by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. The total covers shipments up to 31 July. Wheat exports reachedContinue Reading
(POLTAVA, UKRAINE) – Agricultural producers in Ukraine’s Poltava region have harvested the first one million tonnes of wheat from the new season’s crop. The milestone was reached as the early grain and legume harvest across the region passed the three quarter mark. Farm enterprises in the region have threshed earlyContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine will restore full food and feed labelling requirements from 1 October 2026, ending temporary exemptions introduced during the early months of the full scale war. The Ministry of Economy and Environment confirmed the change, stating the market has now adapted and supply chains have stabilised. TheContinue Reading
