“Every year, we sign agreements with farmers to purchase the entire volume of amaranth they grow. This could be 1 ton or 100 tons, with a fixed purchase price. For example, this year’s purchase price for amaranth is 30 UAH/kg, or 30,000 UAH/ton – this is the guaranteed buyback price,” said Oleksandr Duda, head of the NGO “Association of Amaranth and Amaranth Products Producers.”
Read MoreOver the first five months of 2025, Ukraine significantly increased its imports of apples and pears, with import volumes tripling compared to the same period last year. The country spent 2.5 times more on these fruits this year.
The largest suppliers of apples, pears, and quinces to Ukraine since the start of 2025 were Poland (56.7%), the Netherlands (18.6%), and Moldova (7.4%).
Read MoreThe European Commission (EC) and Ukraine have reached a preliminary agreement to revise the bilateral Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement under Article 29.
Key elements of the agreement include:
Read MoreOn June 28, 2025, Ukraine and the Kingdom of Morocco signed a bilateral agreement on international road transport in Istanbul during the Global Transport Forum. The document opens new opportunities for developing trade, logistics, and economic cooperation between the two countries. Specifically, the agreement establishes the legal and organizational framework for international road freight and passenger transport, provides for the issuance of permits, and regulates transit issues...
Read MoreThe Romanian government has extended the mandatory licensing requirement for Ukrainian agricultural products until December 31, 2025, to protect local farmers.
Romania’s Minister of Agriculture urged local processors to “obtain raw materials from domestic farmers to support national agricultural production.” The regulation applies to all participants in the agri-food supply chain, including producers, processors, and traders.
Read MoreIn May 2025, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises exported 162,360 tons of commercial pig iron, a 35.1% increase compared to the previous month and an 82.1% rise compared to May 2024.
The US received 105,560 tons of pig iron in May (-8.6% month-on-month; +37% year-on-year), Poland received 2,480 tons (-27% month-on-month; -61.3% year-on-year), and Italy received 10,000 tons.
Read MoreIn May 2025, Ukraine’s IT services exports declined to $545 million, a 4.2% drop compared to the previous month, resulting in a $24 million reduction in revenue for the Ukrainian economy compared to April.
This figure is also $15 million (or 2.7%) lower than in May 2024.
The main partner countries for Ukraine remain the United States, the United Kingdom, Malta, Cyprus, and Israel.
Read MoreThe European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank Group, and Finnvera, Finland’s export credit agency, are launching a €30 million pilot project to support Finnish exports to Ukraine. The agreement enables Finnvera to provide Finnish companies trading with Ukraine with export credits backed by EIF guarantees under the InvestEU export credit guarantee instrument.
Read MoreIn May 2025, the Export Credit Agency (ECA) supported 1.14 billion UAH in exports by insuring 8 loans reaching 68.4 million UAH, issued by Ukrainian banks to entrepreneurs for fulfilling export contracts.
The largest contracts during this period were for the supply of Ukrainian goods to Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, with the highest volumes of exported goods belonging to the commodity groups “alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages” and...
Read MoreIn June 2025, Ukraine exported 3.4 million tons of agricultural products, a 23.8% decrease compared to the previous month.
The structure of agricultural exports in June 2025 was as follows:
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