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The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have a very negative impact on meat production, consumption, and exports in Eastern Europe. Ukraine produces pork, beef, and poultry, and was the eighth largest exporter of poultry worldwide. According to the consulting and research company Gira, a sharp decline in consumption and a cessation of pork production in Ukraine is expected by the end of 2022. Due to the loss of cash flows and the spread of the African swine fever in Ukraine, a complete cessation of exports is even expected. Poultry consumption will also fall sharply due to power outages, labour shortages and, finally, the ongoing war. According to Gira, no poultry meat will be exported from Ukraine by the end of the year, the company's analyses for the period 2010-2026 show that the markets of Central, Eastern Europe and North Africa will be most affected.
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The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) published a report on 05/04/2022 entitled ‘Short-Term Outlook for EU agricultural markets in 2022’, which included the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The invasion reportedly disrupted the global agricultural market, created uncertainty about future global availability of cereals and oilseeds, and raised concerns about food security and the EU's dependence on feed and fertilizer imports from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. According to DG AGRI, EU cereal production will be stable this and next marketing year, but the Union will experience a sharp rise in market prices and inflation.
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The European Commission sent the first 19 observation letters to the Member States on 31/03/2022, which submitted their draft national strategic plans by or shortly after the deadline (31/12/2021). According to the original plan, the European Commission should have published these observation letters shortly after they were sent to the Member States. However, in connection with the ongoing war in Ukraine, the European Commission has changed its plans, not publishing its observation letters until it receives answers from the Member States.

Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski promised to provide so-called green corridors for aid transport to Ukraine. The green corridors should run through Poland and should be set up to compensate for the loss of export routes following the critical situation in Ukrainian ports. One of the main benefits of green corridors should be a significant simplification of the usual paperwork and bureaucratic burden on the EU, the corridors could be used to transport aid and food products. In response to the Commission's plans, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecky said Poland was ready to implement the Commission's proposals.
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Russia introduced a ban on exports of sunflower seeds and rape from 01/04/2022, followed by restrictions on exports of sunflower oil through the application of new quotas from 15/04/2022. These will be set at 1.5 million tonnes for sunflower oil and 700,000 tonnes for sunflower meal. The measures will be in force until 31/08/2022. According to Russia, the restrictions are necessary to protect and meet the needs of the domestic market after sunflower oil prices have risen sharply (because of the invasion of Ukraine).
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