THE Ukrainea major global producer of agricultural products, has banned exports of fertilizers due to the Russian invasion, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Saturday (12).
The country has already banned exports of some commodities agricultural products and introduced licenses for its main agricultural products. export – wheat, corn and sunflower oil.
“The cabinet of ministers is introducing a zero quota for the export of mineral fertilizers which is a de facto ban on the export of fertilizers from Ukraine,” the ministry said in a statement.
He said the ban would help “maintain balance in the domestic market” and apply to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and complex fertilizers.
Ukraine traditionally starts spring fieldwork in late February or March. Farmers say they will start sowing in safe areas as soon as they can.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskysaid on Friday (11) that the country should sow as much as possible this spring, despite the Russian invasion.
The country’s agricultural producers’ union said this week that farmers are likely to reduce areas sown with sun seeds, rapeseed and maize this year, replacing them with cereals – buckwheat, oats and maize.
Ukraine, the world’s biggest exporter of sunflower oil, had predicted before the invasion that it could export more than 60 million tonnes of grain, including 33 million tonnes of corn and 23 million tonnes of wheat, in the 2021 and 2022 season. , from July to June.
The Agriculture Ministry said Ukraine had exported 43 million tonnes of various grains in the 2021 and 2022 season on Feb. Russia.
Source: CNN Brasil
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