Current War Situation in Ukraine (April 19 Update)

Agricultural and Rural Ukraine

Current War Situation in Ukraine

The world is tired of the war. While the headlines may not scream as loudly as they did in the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the echoes of conflict persist. Ordinary people in Ukraine continue to endure profound suffering due to the ongoing turmoil. Their resilience in the face of adversity deserves your attention and support. 

Biweekly online meeting on the current war and agricultural situation in Ukraine was held on April 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=126o56WTZfU 

Root vs. Iron Conference
Within the framework of the WRRU project, TraveliteAGRO held International Scientific and Practical Conference on soil cultivation “Root vs. Iron” (February 12-13, 15-16; March 21-22, 25-26):

  • More than 200 participants (online and offline formats);
  • Almost 45 hours of lectures;
  • 20 presentations by foreign speakers: Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Dr. Theodor Friedrich, Dr. Don Reicosky, Dr. Aaron Lee M. Daigh, Paul Jasa, Jay Fuhrer, Dr. Dwain Beck, Eric Watson and others;
  • 10 presentations by Ukrainian experts;
  • 24/7 active discussions and exchange of experiences in a closed Viber group.

In «Root vs. Iron», our goal was to enlighten Ukrainian farmers about the economic aspects and soil structural benefits of advanced tillage practices and the strategic use of cover crops.

Focus on supporting the Ukrainian agricultural industry.

 

More than 35 participants were granted free access:

  • military personnel fighting against russia;
  • farmers whose farms were completely or partially destroyed by russian occupation;
  • farmers trying to continue farming in the frontline cities;
  • professors and teachers of higher education institutions (including institutions that were located in the occupied territories or close to them);
  • students of agricultural universities.

 

Attack on Chernihiv

April 17, 2024

  • russian forces launched a missile attack on Chernihiv on the morning of April 17.
  • They killed 18 people.
  • 78 are injured.

 

Photo: https://suspilne.media/

  • For the first quarter of 2024, russia launched such a quantity of missiles at Ukraine that, in total, it equated proportionally to a power of 9 kilotons. This draws a parallel to the detonation of a small atomic bomb.
  • They aimed at the energy system of Ukraine.
  • Almost all thermal power generation is destroyed.

Photo: https://t.me/lachentyt

Export

As of April 17, Ukraine exported 38.6 mln tons of grain and leguminous crops (2023/24 MY) – 1 mln tons, or 3% less than the last season:

  • 15 mln tons of wheat  (1.4 mln tons or 10% higher);
  • 2.1 mln tons of barley (9% less);
  • 1 K tons of rye (-94%);
  • 21.1 mln tons of corn (2.2 mln tons or 9% less);
  • 83.5 K tons of flour (39.4 K tons or 32% less).
  • Volume of exports in March is the highest since the beginning of the 2023/24 MY – 81 K tons.
  • High rate of wheat export reduced the export potential in April-June to a level below 2 mln tons.
  • April 1 – 15: 188 K tons of agricultural products were transported through the western borders of Ukraine, which is 6% more than in the same period in March (177 K tons).
  • 430K tons of sugar were shipped to foreign markets during the first half of the season (60% more than last year).

April WASDE

Wheat 23/24:

  • production – 23,4 mln tons (22/23: 21,5 mln tons)
  • export  – 17,5 mln tons (22/23: 17,12 mln tons)

Corn 23/24:

  •  production – 29,5 mln tons (22/23: 27 mln tons)
  • export – 24,5 mln tons (22/23: 27,12 mln tons)



  • Since the beginning of April, export by water transport amounted to almost 3.5 mln tons.
  • Since August 2023 – 1,286 ships have already passed through the Ukrainian sea corridor, exporting 25 mln tons of agricultural products to the countries of Asia, Africa and Europe.
  • May 1, 2023 – April 10, 2024: 17.33 mln tons of Ukrainian agricultural products transited through Romania:
    • wheat  – 7.2 mln tons;
    • corn  – 5.4 mln tons;
    • sunflower oil –  2.8 mln tons;
    • rapeseed – 1.4 mln tons;
    • sunflower  – 210 K tons;
    • rapeseed oil  – 114 K tons;
    • wheat flour  – 24 K tons;

Planting – 2024

  • In total, 2 053,4 thousand ha of grain and leguminous crops have already been planted on the territory controlled by Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian farmers from Mykolayiv, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, and Kherson regions have started sowing buckwheat and millet.
  • Corn planting has started in 15 regions.