Due to restrictions on navigation in the Black Sea, Ukrainian poultry exporters are changing logistics routes and transporting goods by road to the ports of Romania, Poland, and the Baltic countries. To restore infrastructure and ensure stable operation of the industry, expanded state support is needed. This was reported in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency by Serhiy Karpenko, executive director of the Union of Poultry Farmers of Ukraine association, according to agronews.ua
According to him, previously a significant portion of poultry products was exported in containers through Ukrainian Black Sea ports. However, due to changed navigation conditions, companies have to return to the logistics schemes used in 2022.
Currently, products are delivered by road to the ports of Romania, Poland, and the Baltic countries, from where they are sent to final destinations. To preserve production, restore infrastructure, and ensure uninterrupted supplies, the association proposes several state support measures.
In particular, these include increasing the percentage of reserved agricultural sector employees, as well as creating a larger-scale war risk insurance mechanism based on public-private partnership.