“In early April, we are launching a new checkpoint, “Velyka Palad – Nagyhodos,” in Zakarpattia.
This is the first new checkpoint opened in several decades. The project is an important element of regional development in terms of border traffic and cross-border connections between the
Read MoreThe introduction of an additional quota for corn imports by the Turkish government has led to a speculative price increase for corn in Ukrainian ports, reaching the highest level of the season - 230 $/t.
Since Monday, export prices for corn in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have increased by 5-8 $/t. - to 227-230 $/t., or 10,600-10,800 ₴/t., moreover, prices from small traders are 1-3 $/t. higher than those from international trading companies.
Read MoreIn January-February 2025, Ukrainian enterprises increased imports of copper and copper products by 4% compared to 2024, reaching $30.277 million. According to customs statistics, copper exports for the same period increased by 31.3%, reaching $14.305 million. In February, copper imports totaled $16.462 million, while exports reached $7.354 million. Copper is widely used in electrical engineering, pipe manufacturing, alloy production, medicine, and other industries.
Read MoreThe bulk of supplies are Polish products.
In January-February 2025, Ukrainian steelmakers increased imports of coke and semi-coke (HS 2704) by 87.7% compared to the same period in 2024, up to 155.93 thousand tons.
In February, imports amounted to 63.43 kt, down 31.4% month-on-month and 57.9% compared to February 2024. In January – 92.5 thsd tonnes (+138.4% m/m; +115.7% y/y).
Read MoreSince March 15, 2025, cargoes from Ukrainian woodworking enterprises have been unjustifiably blocked at the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Polish customs authorities are refusing to allow the products through without explanation,
creating a threat to the economic stability of the industry and the entire country.
Read MoreThe Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU) has made changes to the Procedure for approving minimum allowable export prices for certain types of goods.
The list of supply conditions that determine the minimum allowable export prices has been added for goods such as honey, soybeans and rapeseed, wheat, corn, sunflower oil, and barley.
Read MoreIn January-February 2025, Ukraine imported 747 tons of live domestic poultry: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guineafowl - 18% more than in the same period of the previous year.
In monetary terms, imports increased by 34.8% compared to January-February 2024, reaching $15.1 million. The largest suppliers of live poultry to Ukraine during the first 2 months of 2025 were Poland (32.1%), Germany (27.7%), and Hungary (21.2%).
Read MoreUkraine has introduced a ban on the import of livestock products from Slovakia due to foot-and-mouth disease. The import of animals susceptible to the foot-and-mouth disease, genetic material, raw materials, and products derived from them is prohibited.
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The import of passenger cars into Ukraine, including cargo-passenger vans and racing cars (HS code 8703), in January-February 2025 decreased by 7.8% in monetary terms compared to the same period last year, reaching $719.92 million.
In February, the import of passenger cars into Ukraine exceeded the February 2024 figure by 3%, reaching $385.94 million, while in January, there was a 17.8% decline compared to January 2023.
Read MoreIn January-February 2025, Ukraine exported 78,000 tons of poultry meat and edible by-products, which is 5.8% more compared to the same period last year. In monetary terms, exports for the first two months of 2025 reached $174.2 million. This is 19.7% higher than in January-February 2024. The main buyers of domestic poultry meat and edible by-products in January-February of this year were the Netherlands (26%), Saudi Arabia (19.4%), and Slovakia (8.9%).
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