Ukraine is forming a “green bioshield”: how the grain-pigs-meat chain is turning into an export advantage
7 November 15:27
onOctober 28, 2025, at the Forum “Grain. Pigs. Meat – 2025”, grain producers, pig producers, meat processors, scientists, government agencies and international partners set a common course: from ASF response to systemic prevention, from raw material logic to value creation and export.
The eventwas organized by the United Council of Ukrainian Pork Producers and Processors and the Meat Industry Association, and co-organized by Premier Expo.
Taras Vysotsky, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, set the tone for the discussion:
“We have the base, we have the raw materials, but most importantly, we have to create added value. We need to turn grain into pork, meat, and products of high export quality. This is possible only through the unification of science, business and the state.”
His words became the framework of the forum: for grain growers, it is domestic processing; for pig producers, a stable feed base and efficiency technologies; for processors, products with high margins. According to the participants, scaling up the grain → pigs → meat model could bring Ukraine up to €12 billion in added value annually.
“We are building a system that will make Ukraine ASF-free”
Mykola Babenko, director of the Meat Industry Association, formulated a new policy:
“2025 is the time when business, science, government and international partners work together. We have the support of Europe and a technological solution – an ASF vaccine. The next step is to implement a national program to eradicate the disease, create a Ukrainian “green bioshield” and open export markets for Ukrainian pork.”
This approach forms a single chain. For grain farmers, it means a transition from raw materials to processing; for producers and processors, it means increased profitability; for the state, it means stable taxes, jobs, and exports.
Ukraine is moving from a reactive response to ASF outbreaks to a preventive model of biosecurity, where the state, science and business jointly form a “green bioshield” – a system that will ensure the country’s food independence and competitiveness in the global market.
