The implementation of EU eco-standards will cost the Ukrainian agricultural sector 2.5 billion euros per year, says Andrii Dykun.

The Ukrainian agricultural sector faces the necessity of implementing EU standards, which could cost the industry up to 2.5 billion euros annually. At the same time, this opens up strategic opportunities for integration and strengthening Ukraine's role in global food security. This was stated by the head of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Andriy Dykun, during a speech at the conference "Conducting Agribusiness in Ukraine." "The calculations show that the introduction of European eco-standards will cost the Ukrainian agricultural sector approximately 2.5 billion euros per year, which amounts to an additional 70–150 euros in costs per hectare. We must adopt these standards into legislation. And at the same time, there is no talk of providing Ukraine with subsidies," he emphasized. At the same time, environmental norms are currently under pressure even in Europe. "It is necessary to understand that these norms are not yet a fact that will remain in the EU itself. European farmers ...