Nearly a third of pig herd welfare checks in 2021 triggered a sanction.

Poland's pig inventory totaled 9.62 million head in December 2022, a decrease of 6.0% compared to the same period last year.

The European Union is not considering the option of introducing previously cancelled duties on Ukrainian agricultural products, despite the negative impact on farmers in some countries. This was stated by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski.

Because of the military actions 40% of greenhouses in Ukraine have stopped their work, others continue to work, but with a smaller output. At the same time in order to support the construction of new greenhouses, the government has initiated grant programs, the number of applications for which is growing every month. First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskiy told about it on the air of the national marathon «Unified News».

This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Development of communities, territories and infrastructure of Ukraine. We are talking about opening new and increasing the capacity of existing border crossings with the EU, as well as the construction of roads, bridges and railroads, which play a critical role for Ukrainian exports.

The government has approved grant applications for 20 hectares of greenhouses, for 70 million UAH. This was told by the first Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky on the air of the national marathon "Unified News", reports the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The European Commission will offer member states to extend by one year the temporary cancellation of European Union duties on Ukrainian goods.

The DOL 634 series of controllers is designed on a modular basis, which means it can easily be adapted to the individual needs of the grower.

In December there was a sharp decrease in the number of pigs slaughtered with pig inventory decreasing less rapidly.

The Cabinet has appointed deputy head of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Olga Shevchenko as acting head of the service. Such personnel decisions were made at a meeting on February 1, the government press service reports.

The Ukrainian government has approved amendments to the tax legislation aimed at restoring the pre-war taxation system. In this case, the adopted draft law does not seek to increase taxes and does not introduce new tax rates, the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine reported on February 1.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its 2023 global pork production forecast by 3 percent, from 110.98 million tons to 114.09 million tons.

Based on the results of another biosecurity audit conducted as part of the Animal Health in Ukraine project in cooperation between the Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), we share a few recommendations that businesses should pay attention to.

How the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine contributes to the support of agricultural enterprises in ensuring their uninterrupted operation in conditions of fan outages, said in a live broadcast of the national marathon "Unified News" first deputy minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky. He noted that the complex of these measures should help the agricultural sector to pass through the energy crisis.

In 2022, Ukraine opened 12 new markets for products of the livestock sector and received 22 international veterinary certificates for the export of products of Ukrainian agricultural companies. This is reported by Gosprodpotrebbsluzhba.

Previously, the blocking rate was 0.6−0.8% of all invoices.

From February 24 to date, 43,181 agreements on the land market have been concluded. Deals cover an area of 80,051 hectares.

China produced 55.41 million tons of pork in 2022.

Because of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the agrarian sector has suffered enormous losses. This is a decrease in cultivated areas, reduced production, falling exports, expensive logistics and so on. All these factors and weather conditions will affect the spring sowing campaign. According to the preliminary data of the structural subdivisions of regional state administrations, as of December 30, the expected sowing areas of all categories of farms on the controlled territory of Ukraine for the harvest of 2023 shall be 21.8 million hectares, which is 6.8 million hectares less than in 2021 (28.6 million).

In 2022, Ukraine exported 23.4 billion dollars worth of agro-food products, which is 16% less than in 2021. However, this figure was the second in the independent history of our country, despite the ongoing full-scale war since last February.