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With the EU's recognition of the equivalence of Ukraine's seed certification system, we have gained the right to export sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, and sugar beet seeds to the European Union market. There are both positive and negative consequences. For the state, the advantages lie in increased investment in the sector, job creation, and filling state and local budgets through paid taxes. However, for domestic seed production and breeding, the advantages are fewer, as they will not withstand competition in the EU.

The EU Council has approved a decision to grant Ukraine equivalence to EU requirements for sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, and sugar beet seeds produced and certified in Ukraine. The decision was made based on previous votes in the European Parliament in April-May 2025. Equivalence confirms that Ukraine's national procedures provide the same guarantees regarding seed characteristics and rules for testing, identification, and control as procedures applied to seeds harvested in the EU. According to this decision, seeds of these crops produced in Ukraine will be able to be supplied to the EU market. This means that companies with production in Ukraine will be able to diversify their seed production areas. The new rules will also help support the continuous supply of high-quality seed material to the EU. This decision is a technical implementation of existing requirements and amends Decision 2003/17/EC, which provides equivalence for certain non-EU countries regarding field inspections ...

Sugar beet crops in the European Union’s main producing countries are mostly in fair condition, but early hopes for strong yields were dampened by a dry spring, while reduced plantings are set to result in a smaller overall harvest. In France, the EU’s top grower, a severe rainfall deficit curbed initial optimism from early sowings. The Hauts-de-France region, which grows nearly half of the country’s sugar beet, recorded a 60% drop in rainfall from March to May and saw soil moisture hit record lows, weather agency Meteo France said. “It rained between three and four times less than usual,” Timothe Masson, analyst at French growers group CGB, said. He added that recent rain provided some relief, but rising aphid pressure had already forced growers to apply up to four treatments. Analysts expect the EU sugar beet area to shrink by about 7%-8% as farmers turned away from the crop following a slump in price driven by large supplies. In France, the agriculture ministry expects beet ...