Nibulon Joint Venture LLC invested $22.5 million in the modernization and digitization of agricultural production between 2023 and 2025, including securing EUR12.8 million in long-term financing from the Danish Export and Investment Fund (EIFO), the company’s press service reported.
As part of the modernization, the company upgraded its fleet of agricultural machinery, implemented digital solutions for managing production processes, and adopted a new soil cultivation model, which reduced the number of passes by machinery across the field—a practice that leads to soil compaction—and also lowered fuel consumption and production costs.
The company reported that as a result of the modernization, fuel consumption decreased by 10 liters per hectare, the use of crop protection products was reduced by up to 50%, seed usage was reduced by 10–20%, and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) increased by 30%.
The report notes that the implemented measures led to a 50% increase in gross yield and a 65% increase in agricultural machinery productivity.
According to published data, the agricultural division’s EBITDA in 2025 amounted to $329/ha. At the same time, approximately 40% of the agricultural holding’s land bank is located in southern Ukraine, which has been hardest hit by climate change following the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. The financial results also include $4.6 million in losses from sunflower crop failures due to drought.
The company also reported that, as part of its efforts to adapt to climate change, it is reviewing its crop rotation structure and testing alternative drought-resistant crops, including sorghum, chickpeas, lentils, and flax.
In addition, during the 2025/26 marketing year, the agricultural holding launched a pilot project for contract farming of corn and sunflowers on an area of approximately 100 hectares, and is also working with seed material for other specialty crops.
It is also noted that the company is developing an irrigation model for the southern regions of Ukraine, which involves irrigating approximately 1,000 hectares of agricultural land.
Currently, Nibulon’s agricultural division cultivates 52,000 hectares of land, comprises 14 branches across four clusters, and operates 41 units of farm equipment.
Prior to the war, Nibulon Joint Venture LLC cultivated 82,000 hectares of land across 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to more than 70 countries worldwide. In 2021, the grain trader exported 5.64 million metric tons of agricultural products—the highest volume in its history. After the war began, the company was forced to relocate its headquarters from Mykolaiv to Kyiv. In addition to 23 grain elevator complexes, Nibulon has its own road and rail transport capabilities, as well as a fleet built at its own shipyard. During wartime, this fleet continues to provide river transport services.
The company is also actively developing its own humanitarian demining unit to restore safety on leased lands and assist Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Nibulon is a certified mine action operator.
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Nibulon Joint Venture LLC exported 3.15 million metric tons of agricultural products in the 2025/2026 marketing year (MY), a 32% increase from the previous season, when exports totaled 2.39 million metric tons, the company’s press service reported.
As noted in the statement, the company’s share of grain exports rose to 7% from 5.1% a year earlier.
The company attributes this growth to expanded cooperation with agricultural producers, updated trading approaches, an expanded export footprint, and a strengthened international trade presence.
According to the company, it currently works with approximately 4,000 agricultural producers and exports Ukrainian agricultural products to 26 countries worldwide.
Before the war, Nibulon Joint Venture LLC cultivated 82,000 hectares of land across 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to more than 70 countries worldwide. In 2021, the grain trader exported 5.64 million metric tons of agricultural products—the highest volume in its history. After the war began, the company was forced to relocate its headquarters from Mykolaiv to Kyiv. In addition to 23 grain elevator complexes,
“Nibulon” has its own trucking and rail transport capabilities, as well as a fleet built at its own shipyard. During wartime, this fleet continues to provide river transportation services.
The company is also actively developing its own humanitarian demining unit to restore safety on leased lands and assist Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Nibulon is a certified mine action operator.
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“Nibulon” Joint Venture LLC is preparing to begin work on its second humanitarian demining contract in Kharkiv Oblast, which involves clearing 64 hectares of agricultural land in the Izyum District, the company’s press service reported.
“The terrain is challenging, but we make timely decisions tailored to each specific challenge—to ensure effective work and achieve our main goal: that farmers in the Kharkiv region harvest grain, not the remnants of explosive ordnance,” the press service quoted Vsevolod Petrovsky, head of the “Demining” division, as saying.
According to the report, the work will be carried out under a subcontract on land owned by Landex-Agro LLC.
At the same time, Nibulon is completing its first government contract in the Kharkiv region, which it is carrying out jointly with Ukrainian Demining Services LLC. As part of this project, the company’s specialists have already surveyed more than 30 hectares of land across seven cadastral numbers on the territory of “Agrofirma Yug-M” LLC.
The work has passed an internal inspection and is currently undergoing an external audit conducted by the Mine Action Center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the statement said.
In addition, the company has completed a non-technical survey of 24 hectares of land in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The results have been validated by the Center for Mine Action in the IMSMA system.
The company noted that the development of its humanitarian demining operations is supported by DEG Impulse gGmbH, which has enabled it to strengthen its technical capabilities, particularly through the use of modern clearance equipment.
The statement noted that “Nibulon” has already completed its first commercial humanitarian demining contract in the Mykolaiv region. Since the start of operations, the company has returned more than 7,500 hectares of agricultural land to productive use and confirmed the certification of five mine action processes. Certification of three additional processes is currently underway.
As previously reported, in May 2025, Nibulon confirmed its certification in demining and expanded the list of mine action processes to eight areas.
Before the war, Nibulon LLC cultivated 82,000 hectares of land across 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to more than 70 countries worldwide. In 2021, the grain trader exported 5.64 million metric tons of agricultural products—the highest volume in its history. After the war began, the company was forced to relocate its headquarters from Mykolaiv to Kyiv. In addition to 23 grain elevator complexes, “Nibulon” has its own trucking and rail transport capabilities, as well as a fleet built at its own shipyard. During wartime, this fleet continues to provide river transport services.
The company is also actively developing its own humanitarian demining division to restore safety on leased lands and assist Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Nibulon is a certified mine action operator.
DEG Impulse gGmbH is a nonprofit subsidiary of the German financial institution DEG that implements private-sector support programs funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Nibulon Joint Venture LLC (Mykolaiv), one of Ukraine’s leading grain market operators, has sown about 20% of the planned acreage in each of its production clusters as part of the current spring planting campaign, the company’s press service reported.
According to the report, the agricultural holding is implementing an adaptive management model that involves moving away from standardized solutions in favor of regional planning based on weather and soil conditions. In particular, the start of work in the Cherkasy and Kamianets-Podilskyi clusters has been postponed until the soil warms up sufficiently.
Corn remains Nibulon’s key crop for the 2026 season, with approximately 28,500 hectares allocated for it. The company plans to complete corn planting within each division within 10–12 days. Soybeans will occupy nearly 3,000 hectares, with plantings concentrated primarily in the central and western regions.
The most significant changes have occurred in the crop structure of the Mykolaiv cluster. Due to the prolonged lack of rainfall and high climatic risks in the south, the company has completely abandoned spring crops in this region, relying exclusively on winter crops with a short growing season. This will allow for more efficient use of winter moisture and reduce dependence on spring and summer rainfall.
Before the war, Nibulon cultivated 82,000 hectares of land across 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to over 70 countries worldwide. In 2021, the grain trader exported a record 5.64 million tons of agricultural products. After the war began, the company was forced to relocate its headquarters from Mykolaiv to Kyiv. In addition to 23 grain storage complexes, Nibulon has its own road and rail transport capabilities, as well as a fleet built at its own shipyard. During wartime, this fleet continues to carry out river transport operations.
The company is also actively developing its own humanitarian demining unit to restore safety on leased lands and assist Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Nibulon is a certified mine action operator.
One of Ukraine’s largest grain market operators, Nibulon Joint Venture LLC (Mykolaiv), has expanded the scope of its river fleet cargo transportation on the Danube and opened a new logistics route involving Moldovan ports, the company announced on its Facebook page.
“After entering the markets of the Middle and Upper Danube in 2025, Nibulon opened a new route involving Moldovan ports. The first operation involved the implementation of a comprehensive logistics scheme: a voyage was completed along the route Izmail (Ukraine) – Galați (Romania), transporting 3,600 tons of metallurgical slag,” the statement noted.
According to the company, after unloading, the vessel proceeded to the port of Giurgiulești (Moldova), where it loaded 5,000 tons of rapeseed for further transport to Constanța, Romania. The total volume of cargo transported on the voyage exceeded 8,600 tons.
In addition, Nibulon implemented a two-way logistics scheme involving the delivery of grain from Izmail to Bulgarian ports, with a return load of mineral fertilizers in Serbia for transport to Moldova.
“This format allows us to minimize empty voyages and increase the efficiency of fleet utilization,” the company emphasized.
In total, by the end of 2025, Nibulon had transported over 110,000 tons of cargo via river transport. Its own fleet enables the agricultural holding to transport various types of goods, including agricultural products, fertilizers, slag, and metal, and to adapt routes to market needs.
Before the war, Nibulon cultivated 82,000 hectares of land across 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to over 70 countries worldwide. In 2021, the grain trader exported a record 5.64 million tons of agricultural products. After the war began, the company was forced to relocate its headquarters from Mykolaiv to Kyiv. In addition to 23 grain storage complexes, Nibulon has its own road and rail transport capabilities, as well as a fleet built at its own shipyard. During wartime, this fleet continues to carry out river transport operations.
Nibulon is actively developing its own humanitarian demining unit to restore safety on leased lands and assist Ukraine’s agricultural sector. The company is a certified operator of mine action activities.
One of Ukraine’s largest grain market operators, Nibulon, has launched a new phase of its humanitarian demining initiative and signed an agreement with German organization DEG Impulse gGmbH for €7.8 million in funding, the company announced on Facebook.
According to the report, the funds under the develoPPP program will be used for maritime and inland water demining in southern Ukraine. The project involves the construction of a 90-meter marine platform equipped with modern unmanned underwater systems (ROV, AUV, and UUS) for clearing waterways at Nibulon’s own shipyard.
According to the company’s estimates, the implementation of the project will make it possible to clear more than 10 square kilometers of water areas in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions and additionally clean up more than 13,600 hectares of agricultural land. This will allow more than 200 farms to resume safe operations and ensure an annual production of more than 70,000 tons of grain.
In addition, the initiative includes the creation of a technical service center, the deployment of a mobile rapid response infrastructure, and the training of more than 60 specialists (sappers, operators, and divers). The project’s coastal base will be certified according to IMAS international standards.
“This new stage not only strengthens our technical capabilities, but also demonstrates how Ukrainian business can take the lead in overcoming the consequences of war,” emphasized Oleksandra Dolzhenkova, Nibulon’s director of government relations.
As reported, Nibulon is actively developing its own humanitarian demining unit to restore security on leased land and assist Ukraine’s agricultural sector. The company is a certified mine action operator. In February 2026, Vsevolod Petrovsky, an expert on international missions in Somalia and Libya, headed Nibulon’s demining division.
Before the war, Nibulon cultivated 82,000 hectares of land in 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to more than 70 countries around the world. In 2021, the grain trader exported a record 5.64 million tons of agricultural products. After the war began, the company was forced to move its central office from Mykolaiv to Kyiv. In addition to 23 elevator complexes, Nibulon has its own road and rail transport facilities, as well as a fleet built at its own shipyard. Even during wartime, this fleet continues to operate river transport on the Dnipro, Danube, and Southern Bug rivers.
