The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Vitaliy Koval, stated that currently Ukraine exports sugar, sunflower oil, animal by-products, cereals and tobacco products to Côte d’Ivoire. At the same time, imports from Côte d’Ivoire to Ukraine include cocoa products and nuts.
Read MoreIn April, agricultural exports from Ukraine by road transport decreased by 9.6% compared to March, reaching 293,500 tons. A decline in agricultural exports was observed at all borders, with the Slovak border seeing the largest drop – 20.5%, down to 15,500 tons.
Read MoreIn January-March, Ukraine saw record-high imports of cucumbers and tomatoes, reaching 11,300 tons and 25,200 tons, respectively.
Only three Ukrainian farms began supplying tomatoes in early April, while Turkish imports continued to flow. Local farms reduced production due to challenges, such as limited electricity access.
Read MoreA new project HONOR has launched in Ukraine, initiated by SOCODEVI, a Canadian organization that promotes cooperative development and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector, the project is funded by the Government of Canada. The HONOR project is a strategic initiative to support rural women and transform agri-food systems.
Read MoreThe European Parliament extended the duty-free import of iron and steel from Ukraine for three years.
Members of the European Parliament voted to extend the suspension of import duties and quotas on iron and steel exports from Ukraine until June 2028.
Read MoreIn the first two months of 2025, 189 buses (including minibuses) were imported into Ukraine, the total customs value of which was over $8.7 million. Of this number, 64 are new and 125 are used.
The import of new buses cost almost $3.3 million. The customs value of used buses was $5.5 million. The largest supplier of new buses was Turkey – 54 units. Turkey earned about $1.8 million from these deliveries.
Read MoreIn the first quarter of 2025, Ukraine imported 52,900 tons of frozen fish (excluding fish fillets), a 20.1% decrease compared to the same period in 2024. In monetary terms, frozen fish imports fell by 12.3% compared to the first quarter of the previous year, reaching $107.2 million.
The largest suppliers of frozen fish in the first three months of 2025 were Iceland (17.7%), Norway (17.3%), and the USA (13.3%).
Read MoreThe Ministry of Agrarian Policy is initiating the collection of investment projects from existing Ukrainian agricultural enterprises that aim to scale, modernize, and enter new markets.
The goal is to create a consolidated portfolio of large-scale projects to present to international financial institutions, funds, banks, and strategic investors. These are projects requiring financing of at least $10 million.
Read MoreA subsidiary of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, UZ Cargo Poland, in partnership with LTG Cargo Polska Sp. z oo, transported oil products along the Lithuania - Poland - Ukraine route.
Thus, UZ Cargo Poland is for the first time transporting petroleum products as a licensed EU railway carrier on a specified route through the territory of Poland in combination with the provision of forwarding services involving wagons owned by JSC Ukrzaliznytsia.
Read MoreFrom June 5, 2024, to March 20, 2025, approximately 1.8 million tons of agricultural products were
transported by rail for export under a 30% discounted tariff from selected stations.
The 30% discount on rail transportation of agricultural products was suspended on March 20, 2025.
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