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Ukraine will sow about 19.5 million hectares of farmland this year, down from 25 million hectares in the previous years, the UGA said.

Russias invasion has severely limited the traditional export channel of Ukrainian grain.

The tensions between Kyiv and its European neighbours arose as uncertainty looms over the scheduled May 18 renewal of a deal ensuring the Black Sea grain corridor is operational.

Ukrainian grain and food imports have been temporarily banned by Ukraines western neighbours, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary, more than a year after Russias invasion, which completely destroyed Kyivs agricultural sector

Ukrainian farmers worried as allies choke off export route

Poland and other European Union countries bordering Ukraine have recently imposed temporary bans on Ukrainian grain exports. As soon as the Polish ban was announced, Ukrainian sunflower oil manufacturers stopped buying seeds. Many believe they see Moscow's hand behind the crisis with neighboring countries that have so far strongly supported Kiev in the face of the Russian invasion. If the restrictions continue, many Ukrainian farmers, especially in the east, "will simply go bankrupt,&#34...

Four EU nations this week announced bans on the import of grain and other food commodities from Ukraine to protect their own agricultural sectors. Last year, these countries, along with other EU members, lifted tariffs on Ukrainian grain to support the latter’s exports globally following the impact of the conflict there. The EU adopted a strategy that relied on redirecting

KYIV, Ukraine — Church bells tolled, weeping mourners embraced and blue-and-yellow national flags fluttered Friday as Ukraine marked the first anniversary of a Russian invasion that triggered a cataclysmic war

KYIV, Ukraine — Church bells tolled, weeping mourners embraced and blue-and-yellow national flags fluttered Friday as Ukraine marked the first anniversary of a Russian invasion that triggered a cataclysmic war