One of the largest Ukrainian grain traders – the company Nibulon – has transformed its business model in response to the challenges of the full-scale war. This was stated by the owner of the agricultural holding, Andriy Vadatursky, during the Forbes Agro conference. The company is currently operating in four key areas: agricultural production, logistics, trading, and the implementation of digital technologies.
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Losses and Business Adaptation During the War
After the onset of military actions, Nibulon lost part of its assets. The area of agricultural land under cultivation decreased from the pre-war 82,000 hectares to over 50,000 hectares. The lost lands are located in the Luhansk and Kharkiv regions. Regarding infrastructure, before the war, the company had 28 elevators, of which five were lost, and another 13 remain blocked. Despite these challenges, the agricultural holding independently grows about 300,000 tons of grain each year.
Financial Results and Export Plans
In 2024, the company managed to export 2.5 million tons of grain. For 2025, Nibulon has set an ambitious goal – to increase exports to 4 million tons. Over three years of war, the agricultural holding earned 250 million dollars and repaid 160 million dollars in debts to banks.
“We have the ambition to restore our pre-war export share, which accounted for 10-12% of all grain exports from Ukraine, by providing more competitive services than before the war,” he noted.