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In January 2016 Ukraine amended national legislation by easing the administrative procedures for importers and exporters of selected agricultural products.

In January 2016 Ukraine amended national legislation by easing domestic administrative procedures for seed registration and imports.

In January 2016 Ukraine amended national legislation by easing domestic administrative procedures for seed registration and imports.

Ukraine’s trade regime for agricultural and food products in 2016 is going to change significantly as the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) allows for increased imports from the EU.

There have been significant changes affecting agricultural product quality, safety, and sanitary regulations since the submission of the last report.

Since the beginning of 2014, there have been multiple outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) reported on commercial-scale farms in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s grain exports are growing at moderate pace. In the new marketing year 2014/15, by mid-October, Ukraine has exported over 6 million metric tons of wheat and over one million tons of barley.

Historically, Ukraine produced a varying assortment of legumes for human consumption with the larger share of the crop utilized for forage that were sold mainly to livestock producers.

After a series import of bans on potatoes, sunflower seeds and soybeans, Russia’s food safety authority, Rosselkhoznadzor introduced a complete ban on all products subject to quarantine control.

Production and exports of cheese in 2014-15 is expected to decrease significantly due to Russia’s import ban.

Production of walnuts in Ukraine has been relatively steady over the last three to five years and is expected to remain unchanged in the near-term.

On September 10, 2014, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers created the “State Service on Safety of Foodstuffs and Consumer Protection”.