The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law that provides for a large-scale update of legislation in the field of food safety and harmonization of Ukrainian norms with the requirements of the European Union. This was reported in the Verkhovna Rada, writes agronews.ua.

The cost of sugar on world markets in October 2026 increased by 6.6% compared to September, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), writes agronews.ua with reference to Delo.ua.

For January–October 2026, Ukraine imported dairy products worth $319.9 million, while exports amounted to $287.3 million. As a result, the foreign trade balance of the sector became negative — the deficit reached $32.6 million. For comparison, over the same period last year, Ukraine had a surplus of $43.4 million.

According to the IA "APK-Inform," the pace of trading activity in the Ukrainian oilseed market sector is slowing down due to seasonal processes, reduced supply, and market participants switching to trading and processing other crops, writes agronews.ua.

Importers and traders remain cautious about new import contracts. The main offers for hot-rolled coil (HRC) remained at €740–760/t EXW in Northern Europe and €730–750/t EXW in Southern Europe, while import offers to Italy held at €590–610/t CIF, writes GMK Center.

For an elevator, farm, or vegetable storage facility, a power outage means more than just downtime. Ventilation, cooling, milking, or grain intake stops, and the consequences sometimes only become apparent after the power returns.

In Ukraine, a draft National Action Plan for combating deg[cut off] has been put forward for public discussion. Ukrainian dairy producers need access to cheap loans and European grant programs to adapt their enterprises to EU requirements and compete with producers from other countries.