In Brussels, EU farm ministers struck a preliminary deal with Ukraine on agricultural trade. Under the agreement, Ukraine will regain some access to EU markets for less-sensitive products (e.g. fermented milk, grape juice) while traditional free-trade quotas are largely restored ( reuters.com , reuters.com ). Reuters noted on 4 July that the EU will sharply cut import quotas on Ukrainian grains and sugar to address farmer concerns: wheat will be capped at ~1.3 million tonnes and sugar at ~100,000 t (up from 2016 levels but down 70–80% from wartime liberalisation) ( reuters.com , reuters.com ). Barley, poultry, butter and other products also have new quota limits, and member states can invoke safeguards if imports surge. Ukraine must align more with EU sanitary standards by 2028 in exchange for these concessions.