There is currently no possibility of supporting farmers with fuel, because Ukraine is fully dependent on fuel imports, and the state has no resource for such assistance. This was reported at the VI Agricultural Policy Forum "Agro Sector 2026–2027: Survival Strategy," writes agronews.ua.
According to the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotskyi, the issue of fuel support was raised in the context of farmers having to change crop rotation, reduce sowing, and cut back on technologies. Costs for fertilizers and other resources will decrease, but fuel has risen significantly in price. When asked whether farmers could be supported on fuel, the minister replied that currently there is no such possibility.
“We are a completely import-dependent country,” Vysotskyi noted.
According to him, there is no resource for state extraction to help farmers, for example, by the state not paying rent to itself.
Vysotskyi explained that fuel only arrives when it is paid for. "If there is money, fuel has arrived for us. If the money is not paid, it has not arrived," he noted.