Exports of Ukrainian flour to the EU may actually stop on June 5

Published 2025년 5월 21일

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Starting June 5, Ukraine may halt the export of flour to the European Union due to export limitations on the product being equivalent to wheat, with only 1 million tons allowed per month. Despite efforts to remove flour from this restriction, the EU has not made any changes. This is particularly challenging for Ukrainian flour milling and grain processing businesses, which rely heavily on the EU market, with five out of the top ten companies depending on it for over 70% of their exports. These businesses have long-term contracts with EU partners and have invested significantly in modernization since the start of the war.

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From June 5, the export of flour from Ukraine to the European Union may actually stop. Rodion Rybchinsky, director of the Flour Mills of Ukraine Union, told Latifundist.com in a comment. “The fact is that it is included in the same group as wheat, which can only be exported at the level of 1 million tons. It is clear that there will be no place for flour. We have been applying for a long time, writing letters to remove flour from the “wheat code”, but everything has remained the same,” he said. According to Rybchinsky, the ability to supply flour to the EU is critically important for Ukrainian flour milling and grain processing enterprises due to a significant reduction in domestic consumption. In addition, complicated export logistics (the minimum number of container shipments from the ports of Greater Odessa) minimizes the possibility of diversifying exports. “Among the top 10 manufacturers, the exports of five companies are significantly or completely dependent on the EU ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult