For January–November 2023, export of goods amounted to 32,978 billion US dollars, or 81,1% compared to January–November 2022, import – 57,329 billion US dollars, or 116,5%. The negative balance is 24,351 billion US dollars (for January-November 2022, it is also negative - 8,5695 billion US dollars). The export/import coverage ratio was 0,58 (0,83 for January–November 2022). Foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 228 countries of the world.

The total revenue of Ukraine from the export of meat and offal according to the results of last year amounted to 892 million US dollars, that is, 4% less than in 2022. The key product position here is poultry meat — 800 million US dollars (-6%), while its sales in natural terms increased by 3% to 425 000 tons.

Significant revenues were also received from the export of frozen beef –  85 million US dollars (+24%).

Last year, China bought a record amount of meal – 8,7 million tons (+12% by 2022). About 60% of deliveries in the reporting period were sunflower and rapeseed meal – 2,9 million tons and 2,3 million tons respectively.

Last month, China has bought the main volumes of sunflower meal from Ukraine (218 000 tons) and Bulgaria (129 000 tons), and rapeseed meal from Canada (168 000 tons) and the UAE (50 000 tons).

From now on, export credits, bank guarantees and receivables under foreign economic agreements (contracts) will be insured on an All-risk basis, when any risk is covered, except for the provisions specified in the insurance contract. This is reported by PSC «Export Credit Agency» (ECA).