The Ukrainian agricultural sector continues to demonstrate high resilience and adaptability to wartime risks. Despite constant attacks from the aggressor, which are aimed at destroying the infrastructure of the agricultural sector and creating a food crisis, Ukraine ensures internal food security and continues to strengthen its positions at the global food market.
Ukraine remains a reliable supplier of food to global markets, despite constant attacks from the aggressor, aimed at destroying port infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in 2024 Ukraine almost reached the pre-war food export figure of 24.5 billion USD, which amounted to 59 % of total exports. Thanks to the work of the Black Sea corridor provided by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian farmers in the 2024/25 marketing year for the first time during the war have a profit from all types of grain, as they sell the grown crop based on market conditions, and not on the physical ability to export.
Despite all the challenges, livestock farming remains a promising industry for the Ukrainian agricultural sector. Thus, agricultural enterprises have managed to increase milk yields to a level higher than the pre-war level. The consumer market in Ukraine has begun to recover, and milk processors continue to invest in production and modernize capacities. Although production on dairy farms is increasing, it does not compensate the rapid decline in milk yields in households.
Support for the agricultural sector from the state budget is increasing in 2025. In particular, funds will be used to develop livestock and the agro-processing industry, pay subsidies per hectare to agricultural producers and keep cows, sheep, and goats, demining agricultural land, land reclamation, and grants for gardening.
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