In 2025, due to changes in trade rules with the EU, Ukraine was unable to export agricultural products worth €2 billion to external markets, of which 95% were not delivered specifically to the European market.
Read MoreIn January–November 2025, 14.2 thousand tons of domestic butter were exported – 2.1 times more than in the same period last year.
In monetary terms, butter exports increased by 2.2 times compared to the figure for the 11 months of 2024 – reaching $101.9 million.
The largest buyers of domestic butter during the 11 months of this year were Moldova (30%), Poland (9.8%), and Azerbaijan (9.7%).
Read MoreIn January–November 2025, Ukraine imported 12.5% more mollusks compared to the same period in 2024: 5.4 thousand tons.
Spending on importing mollusks from abroad increased by 33.3% compared to January–November 2024, reaching $23.6 million.
The largest suppliers of mollusks to the Ukrainian market during the 11 months of this year were China (30.3%), Chile (22%), and France (15.4%).
Read MoreFor January–November, the Export Credit Agency supported Ukrainian exports amounting to UAH 10.13 billion, which is 1.4 times more than during the same period in 2024. The ratio of supported exports to insurance liability was 7.3 UAH per 1 UAH.
The total amount of insured credit agreements stood at UAH 1.35 billion.
Overall, during January–November, with ECA support, 82 loans were issued and 104 export contracts...
Read MoreUkraine imported 3 million tons of fertilizers over the 11 months of the current year. Analysts expect total imports of nitrogen fertilizers to reach 1.9 million tons by the end of the year.
Even with these figures, Ukraine will face spring 2026 with a massive fertilizer deficit, as the need for the current year exceeds 5 million tons.
Read MoreIn November, Ukraine significantly increased the physical volumes of exports of condensed milk and cream to 3.63 thousand tons (+82%), while shipments of butter rose to 743 tons (+4%), casein to 356 tons (+6%), and non-condensed milk and cream (+3%).
In January–November, the largest volumes of non-condensed milk and cream (91%), fermented milk products (84%), butter (30%), and cheese (34%) were shipped to Moldova; condensed milk and cream (18%),...
Read MoreImports of zinc and zinc products in January–November 2025 fell by 11.3% – to $48.590 million. In November, imports amounted to $3.070 million.
Exports of zinc over the 11 months of 2025 reached $1.166 million, with $22 thousand in November, compared to $463 thousand in January–November 2024.
In 2024, imports of zinc and zinc products increased by 27.5% – to $58.610 million, while exports stood at $563 thousand...
Read MoreObolon beer has appeared in retail chains in Brazil.
This is an excellent example of specific, fruitful, and comprehensive work, where the joint efforts of the Ukrainian company “Obolon”, the Brazilian importer and distributor Cellars Cervejas Especiais, the foreign ministry project Nazovni.online, and institutional support from the embassy on certification issues all came together.
Read MoreThe National Bank of Ukraine reported that Ukraine’s exports are currently lagging behind, especially in the agricultural sector. The main reason is delays in the harvest caused by weather conditions. At the same time, export revenues are showing growth.
Despite the slowdown in export volumes, foreign currency inflows are increasing. Over the first 11 months of this year, Ukraine received $45.6 billion in export revenues, which is 1.5% higher than...
Read MoreDuring January–November 2025, Ukraine imported goods worth $75.4 billion and exported goods worth $36.8 billion.
Taxable imports amounted to $57.6 billion, accounting for 76% of the total value of imported goods.
The countries from which Ukraine imported the most goods were China ($17.0 billion), Poland ($7.1 billion), and Germany ($5.9 billion).
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