Andrii Dykun
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“The only crops we are able to sell are rapeseeds and sunflower seeds. But still, the volume is not enough... So why should we plant if today we have no profits at all?”
Andrii Dykun · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Dykun says only rapeseed and sunflower seeds can be sold profitably, and the volume is insufficient to justify planting.
“So without Black Sea ports, it will not work for us at all.”
Andrii Dykun · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Dykun said that without Black Sea ports, Ukraine's agricultural export system will not work.
“It would always be cheaper for us, even for the farmers on the western border of Ukraine, to sell the grain to other ports from Black Sea ports because it's much more profitable for the farmers than to sell it via the border to [the] EU,”
Andrii Dykun · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Dykun stressed that selling grain through Black Sea ports is more profitable for Ukrainian farmers than exporting via the EU border.
“If our stocks will be full, it makes no sense to do any farm operations in the spring because then it's just a waste of time and money.”
Andrii Dykun · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Dykun warns that if storage remains full, spring farming operations would be a waste of time and money.
“For the farmers, it's very difficult because we need to pay taxes, we need to pay rent for land, and now we are not able to do this because we are not able to sell anything,”
Andrii Dykun · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Ukrainian farmers are struggling to cover taxes and rent because they cannot sell their grain profitably.