12.06.2025
In Search of Compromise: What Will Future Trade Between the EU and Ukraine Look Like?
A short but important era of open trade between the EU and Ukraine has come to an end. Relations between the two sides, following the expiration of the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM), are currently governed by a transitional arrangement. This regime is based on a return to pre-war tariff quotas under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Agreement, using the formula of 7/12 of the 2021 quota volumes.
more09.06.2025
Ukraine-EU Agricultural Trade Under New Rules: What Changed on June 6 and How Will It Affect the Agricultural Sector?
On Friday, June 6, a renewed trade regime between Ukraine and the European Union came into effect. It replaces the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs), which expired on June 5, and serves as a "bridge" toward a new version of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) envisaged in the Association Agreement, which is currently being negotiated between Ukraine and the EU.
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Empowering transformation: scaling regenerative food systems to strengthen supply chain resilience
On June 3, The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and in cooperation with the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association, held a fireside chat in Amsterdam titled "Empowering Transformation: Scaling Regenerative Food Systems to Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience" as part of the "Transform Food & Agriculture Europe 2025" forum by Reuters Events.
more06.06.2025
UCAB participated in the annual congress of the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers
On May 5, Nazar Bobitskyi, Head of the UCAB EU office, participated in the annual congress of the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS), joining a panel discussion dedicated to EU–Ukraine relations.
more21.05.2025
A Period of Uncertainty Continues: Can the EU Do Without Ukrainian Agricultural Products?
The expiration date of the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) - June 5 2025 - is steadily approaching. Meanwhile, further terms of trade between Ukraine and the EU have not yet been determined. But will the community members be able to provide themselves with agri-food products on their own? This topic was discussed by the participants of the 10th online discussion of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) “Disrupting the Balance: Will the EU Be Better off without the Ukrainian Agri-Food Products?”.
more07.05.2025
Ukrainian and French agrarians held a dialogue on the future of the sugar industry in the context of European integration
On May 5, a roundtable discussion was held in Kyiv between UCAB, the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine, the Ukrainian National Agrarian Forum and the French Beet Growers Syndicate (Confédération générale des planteurs de betteraves - CGB), a member of the International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE), which was also attended by experts from the Ukrainian sugar industry business community.
more15.04.2025
UNAF and LTO deepen cooperation between Ukrainian and European agricultural sectors
On April 11-12, within the framework of deepening the constructive dialogue between the Ukrainian agricultural community and international agricultural associations, representatives of the Netherlands Farmer and Horticultural Association (LTO) and the Ukrainian National Agricultural Forum (UNAF), which includes UCAB, held a round table “The Second Ukraine - The Netherlands Agricultural Dialogue” (UANLAD).
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The Second Ukraine - The Netherlands Agricultural Dialogue (UANLAD): Joint Statement
The Second Ukraine - The Netherlands Agricultural Dialogue (UANLAD) took place on April 11, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. The UANLAD is co-organized by the Ukrainian National Agricultural Forum (UNAF) and the Netherlands Farmer and Horticultural Association (LTO) with full support and encouragement of the ministries of agrarian policy of both countries. The second UANLAD session was co-chaired by Ms. Maria Didukh, Director General, UNAF, and Mr. Hans Van den Heuvel, Director General, LTO.
more09.04.2025
Ukraine and the EU after June: Three Scenarios of Developments
The current state of Ukraine's trade regime with the EU, introduced in 2022, will end in June this year. Experts have predicted what economic relations may be like after this date, and what variants of developments should be prepared for.
more03.04.2025
Position of the Ukrainian Agrarian Community on Trade Arrangements with the EU
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), together with leading agricultural associations within the Public Union “Ukrainian National Agrarian Forum” (UNAF), emphasizes the urgent need to resolve the issue of the future trade regime between Ukraine and the EU following the expiration of the current Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) regime.
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