Raising tariffs by UZ could undermine Ukrainian agricultural exports

Ukrainian agrarians, who in the difficult conditions of war ensure currency revenue for the country and food security, have found themselves facing a new threat — Ukrzaliznytsia's intention to increase the cost of freight transportation. This was stated by Deputy Head of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Denis Marchuk, during the broadcast of "Unified News": "Harvesting is ongoing in Ukraine. Currently, almost 90% of the planned areas have been harvested. Due to weather conditions, some corn still remains in the fields, but we expect to harvest around 60 million tons of grain and about 20 million tons of oilseeds — figures that exceed last year's. At the same time, the issue of effective export arises, as its pace has slowed. Compared to last year, we are lagging by approximately 6 million tons. The reason is both delays in field work and enemy strikes on port infrastructure." Moreover, the planned increase in Ukrzaliznytsia's tariffs could be critical for agrarians. It is ...