The export of Ukrainian ice cream for the period 2016-2020 increased by one and a half times, to 6,740 tonnes, while in January-April 2021 this figure increased 20% compared to January-April 2020, to 2,300 tonnes, the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection of Ukraine said in a press release on Friday.
“The growth of exports testifies to the high quality of Ukrainian products, which are valued both in Ukraine and abroad. It is pleasant that almost half of Ukrainian ice cream exports go to the EU countries, with which trade is intensifying in many trade positions,” Head of the authority Vladyslava Mahaletska said.
According to the authority, in the first six months of 2021 Ukraine exported 1,080 tonnes of ice cream, of which 46.8% went to the EU countries. In total, Ukraine supplies this product to more than 50 countries of the world, mainly to Moldova, China, and Israel.
Since the beginning of the harvesting campaign as of July 30, Ukrainian farmers have harvested 24.3 million tonnes (10.2 million tones more in a week from July 26 to July 30) of grain and leguminous crops from an area of 5.7 million hectares (37% from the forecast).
According to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, in the context of crops, the following were threshed: wheat – 16.9 million tonnes from an area of 3.8 million hectares (55% of the total area under this crop), barley – 6.83 million tonnes from 1.67 million hectares (68%), rapeseed – 1.48 million tonnes from 570 hectares (56%), peas – 410,000 tonnes from 180,000 hectares (77%).
According to the portal, the yield of harvested wheat was 44,500 tonnes per ha, barley – 41,100 tonnes per ha, peas – 22,500 tonnes per ha.
The portal said that the leaders in harvesting since the beginning of the harvesting campaign are Kherson (the harvest was harvested from 90% of the area), Mykolaiv (74%) regions. At the same time, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions have completely harvested peas, rapeseed is completely harvested in Kherson and Poltava regions.
The leaders in grain yield are agricultural producers of Volyn region, who harvested grain from 21% of the area with a yield of 61,100 tonnes per ha.
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina won the women’s singles bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics.
According to the website of the Olympics, Svitolina defeated her opponent, the representative of Kazakhstan, Elena Rybakina, following the results of three sets with a score of 6:1, 6:7, 4:6.
This is the fifth medal received by the Ukrainian team. As reported, earlier medals in their disciplines were won by shooters Olena Kostevych and Oleh Omelchuk, who became bronze medalists of the Olympics in shooting from a pneumatic pistol from ten meters, epee fencer Ihor Reizlin, judoka Daria Bilodid and swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk, who won bronze in the 800 swim meters freestyle.
Ukraine and the Kingdom of Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of water protection and reproduction and rational use of water resources.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine on Friday, the document was signed by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the Ministry of Ecology.
It is noted that by this memorandum, the Belgian side confirms its readiness to transfer the research vessel Belgica to Ukraine free of charge. The 1984 vessel is in good condition and has unique built-in equipment such as high-precision echo sounders.
“The protection of marine ecosystems is included in the ecological block of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, according to which our state must carry out regular marine monitoring in accordance with European standards. Now Ukraine is implementing the provisions of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive to gradually achieve a good environmental status of the marine environment. Thanks to the Belgian side for such assistance, which will strengthen the environmental monitoring of the Black Sea,” Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Roman Abramovsky said.
In addition, it is reported that scientific monitoring of fish stocks, fundamental scientific research on the high seas, geological exploration of the seabed, and so on will be carried out independent of fisheries.
“The memorandum provides for the strengthening of cooperation between Ukrainian and Belgian scientists on the joint study of the Black Sea, in particular the problem of raising the level of hydrogen sulfide. At the same time, the Belgian side invites Ukrainian specialists to join research in the North Sea,” the ministry added.
They note that in the near future, with the financial support of the EU project “EU for Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea” (EU4EMBLAS), the vessel Belgica will go to Ukraine under the Ukrainian flag.
“And in the autumn, a comprehensive monitoring of our sea areas will begin on board this vessel,” the ministry said.
The Italian government will open entry for all types of travel for Ukrainian citizens from July 31, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
“Everyone asked when Italy would open. I answer that Italy has been restoring visa-free travel for Ukrainians since July 31 according to the recommendation of the EU Council. There is a nuance, five days of self-isolation upon arrival. But even self-isolation cannot spoil emotions when you are in Italy,” Kuleba said on Twitter on Friday.
According to the information on the website of the Consular Service of Ukraine, since July 31, Ukraine has been included in the list of countries of D category, which provides for the opportunity to visit the territory of the Italian Republic for any purpose, including tourism.
At the same time, those wishing to visit Italy should take into account the mandatory requirements: the presence of a certificate of a negative result of molecular or rapid testing for COVID-19, which must be done at least 72 hours before arrival; fill out the online Passenger Locator Form on the website: https://app.euplf.eu/; upon arrival in Italy, citizens must self-isolate for five days, after which they must retest for COVID-19, which must confirm a negative result.
These conditions will be valid until August 30, 2021.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 30/07/21
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
