Since spring 2025, the share of enterprises reporting export growth has consistently accounted for about a quarter of the sample: over 25% in April, 24% in June and 30.2% in August.

In the autumn, exporters’ expectations remained the most resilient among all indicators: in September, around 45% of companies planned to increase exports, in October the balance of expected changes reached 0.43, and nearly 49% of enterprises forecast growth.

During the first 13 days of January, the average daily transfer of grain wagons at Ukraine’s western border crossings amounted to 171 wagons per day – 7.6% less than in December.

The weakest indicators were recorded at the borders with Poland (5.6 wagons per day, -6.3) and Romania (5.3 wagons per day, -2.6). Slovakia remained stable at 28.2 wagons per day, while Hungary demonstrated steady growth – 57.7 wagons per day (+6.1).

In 2025, Ukraine earned $205.8 million from chicken egg exports, nearly tripling the 2024 figure.

Last year, Ukraine exported 129.2 thousand tons of eggs, which is 66.1% more than in 2024. In monetary terms, exports increased 2.8 times, reaching $205.8 million.

The largest importers of Ukrainian eggs were Spain (18.8%), the United Kingdom (14.1%) and Czech Republic (11%).

In 2025, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased exports of merchant pig iron by 53.5% compared to 2024, reaching 1.98 million tons.

During the year, 1.33 million tons of pig iron were shipped to the United States, up 41.6% year-on-year. Exports to Italy totaled 416.31 thousand tons (+346.3% y/y), to Poland – 61.37 thousand tons (-2.7% y/y), and to the Netherlands – 52.03 thousand tons.