Government is working to increase the share of processing in the structure of agricultural exports: Prime Minister

Ukrainian farmers have already sown 76% of the planned areas with grains and legumes, which is more than 4.3 million hectares. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting of the Cabinet on 13 May.

“We expect the 2025 harvest to be no less than last year’s. We will ensure the domestic market and have enough resources to supply food to countries where there is a threat of famine,” the Head of Government said.

He added that 120 million tonnes of cargo had passed through the Ukrainian sea corridor during its operation, 76 million tonnes of which were goods of Ukrainian farmers.

“Today, agricultural products account for about half of all Ukrainian exports. In 4 months of 2025, Ukraine exported goods worth more than USD 13 billion, of which USD 7.6 billion is the share of agrarians and food producers,” the Prime Minister stressed.

Denys Shmyhal noted that the Government was implementing measures to increase the share of processing in agricultural exports: “Our goal is to process more than 50% of the harvest.”