On April 7, the Agreement between Ukraine and Canada on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters entered into force – an exchange of diplomatic notes between the parties took place.
This event was preceded by the signing of the relevant Decree by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Read MoreDuring January-March 2026, goods worth $23.4 billion were imported to Ukraine, and $10.1 billion were exported.
At the same time, taxed imports amounted to $16.2 billion, which is 69% of the total volume of imported goods.
The countries from which the most goods were imported to Ukraine: China – $6.3 billion, Poland – $2.2 billion, Turkey – $1.6 billion.
Read MoreOn April 9, the first deal was concluded on LLC “Ukrainian Energy Exchange” since the launch of the “Import-Export of Electricity” section.
“Ukrhydroenergo” acted as the initiator of the auction and carried out the sale of electricity in the direction of the Ukraine – Moldova cross-border flow.
This deal became an important step in the development of exchange trading in electricity and the expansion of...
Read MoreIn the first quarter of 2026, Ukraine exported 244 tons of mollusks – 27.1% more than in the same period last year.
In monetary terms, mollusk exports reached $662 thousand – 14.5% more than in January-March 2025.
The main buyers of Ukrainian mollusks in the first quarter of 2026 were Spain (87.22%), Italy (4.8%) and Germany (3.3%).
Read MoreOn April 9, the first deal was concluded on the platform of the “Ukrainian Energy Exchange” since the launch of the “Import-Export of Electricity” section.
The initiator of the auction was PJSC “Ukrhydroenergo”, which sold electricity in the direction of the Ukraine – Moldova cross-border flow.
The sale took place for a block position during night hours – from 01:00 to 06:00, every day, with the delivery period...
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its April report lowered the forecast for wheat exports from Ukraine in the 2025-2026 marketing year (MY) to 12.5 million tons from 13.5 million tons, i.e. by 1.0 million tons (by 7.4%). At the same time, the estimate of wheat harvest in Ukraine was left unchanged – 24.0 million tons, while the forecast of ending stocks was raised to 3.93 million tons, up by 0.8 million tons.
Read MoreImport of electric generator sets and rotary electric converters to Ukraine in January-March 2026 decreased by 31% compared to the same period of 2025 – to $298.7 million.
In March, imports of this equipment decreased by 11% compared to March 2025 and by 41.9% compared to February 2026 – to $78.6 million.
Read MoreIn March 2026, 5.5 million tons of agricultural products were exported, which is 10.8% more than in the previous month.
The structure of agricultural exports in March 2026 was as follows:
grain crops: 3.7 million tons (corn – 75%, wheat – 24%, and barley – 1%). Increase compared to the previous month: +7%;
oilseeds – 338.8 thousand tons (soybeans – 58%, rapeseed – 40%, and...
Read MoreWith the beginning of April, natural gas imports to Ukraine sharply decreased to 0.8 million cubic meters per day – the lowest level since January 2025.
Compared to March 31, volumes dropped more than 30 times – from 24 million cubic meters to 0.8 million cubic meters.
The reason for the decline was high gas prices in Europe, which throughout March consistently exceeded those in Ukraine. On average, gas on...
Read MoreThe volume of grain and legume exports from Ukraine in March of the current year amounted to 3.4 million tons. This is 67 thousand tons, or 2% more than in the same month of the previous season.
Thus, nearly 794 thousand tons of wheat were exported during the reporting month, which is 22% less than in March last year.
Barley shipments to foreign markets amounted to 49 thousand tons, which is 25% lower than...
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