UPDATE 1 — Ukraine asks EU to allocate extra quota for bioethanol exports in 2026
(Adds quotes, production data, details) Ukraine has doubled bioethanol production capacity Current export quota is nearly exhausted, officials say Has also greatly increased imports of gasoline By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Sept 24 (Reuters) — Ukraine has asked the European Union to increase its quota for bioethanol exports this year by 60,000 metric tons, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Thursday, after a doubling in domestic production capacity. Russian missile strikes have destroyed or damaged Ukrainian oil refineries, making Ukraine almost entirely dependent on fuel imports, sourced mainly from European Union countries. Ukraine's economy ministry said in July the country had more than doubled its bioethanol production capacity in 2026 to around 1 million metric tons. It needs it to meet the country's legal requirement that gasoline sold domestically must contain at least 7% bioethanol, but it has a surplus. Officials said Ukraine has nearly exhausted its current quota that allows it to export 125,000 tons of bioethanol to the EU. Ukraine meanwhile imported about 1.6 million tons of petrol in 2025, according to analysts. Vysotskyi said Ukraine is only asking for a reciproc
(Adds quotes, production data, details) Ukraine has doubled bioethanol production capacity Current export quota is nearly exhausted, officials say Has also greatly increased imports of gasoline By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Sept 24 (Reuters) — Ukraine has asked the European Union to increase its quota for bioethanol exports this year by 60,000 metric tons, Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi said on Thursday, after a doubling in domestic production capacity. Russian missile strikes have destroyed or damaged Ukrainian oil refineries, making Ukraine almost entirely dependent on fuel imports, sourced mainly from European Union countries.
Ukraine's economy ministry said in July the country had more than doubled its bioethanol production capacity in 2026 to around 1 million metric tons. It needs it to meet the country's legal requirement that gasoline sold domestically must contain at least 7% bioethanol, but it has a surplus. Officials said Ukraine has nearly exhausted its current quota that allows it to export 125,000 tons of bioethanol to the EU. 6 million tons of petrol in 2025, according to analysts.
Vysotskyi said Ukraine is only asking for a reciprocal relationship given the high level of gasoline imports. "Essentially, we are asking for a quota to export only as much bioethanol as Ukraine already imports as part of gasoline supplies from the European Union," Vysotskyi said. Reducing Carryover Corn Stocks Ukraine is a leading European producer of grain and other agricultural products that can be used to produce bioethanol. Increasing bioethanol production and exporting it is one way to address the problem of large carryover corn stocks that could build up in the 2026/27 season because of a blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports.
2 million tons. Russia's grain shipments have also been disrupted, as has its domestic refining following Ukrainian attacks on its infrastructure. The European Commission did not have any immediate response on the request for an increased quota. com; +380503104993;)