In the 2024/25 marketing year, Ukraine’s soybean oil exports reached 484,000 tons from September to July, a 51% increase compared to 320,000 tons in the same period of the previous year. The growth was driven by increased shipments to the EU, with Poland leading at over 316,000 tons.
Read MoreThe European Beekeepers Association (EBA, headquartered in Slovenia) is protesting a preliminary decision by the European Commission to increase the duty-free honey import quota from Ukraine from 6,000 tons to 35,000 tons per year.
The EBA has called for postponing this decision until more robust honey quality control systems are implemented, according to the association.
Read MoreIn July 2025, the total trade volume of Ukrainian dairy products reached $52.1 million, up 6.8% from June ($48.8 million), but down 23% compared to May ($67.6 million).
Export volumes in July reached $27.2 million, a modest 4.0% increase from June ($26.1 million), but 36% lower than in May ($42.8 million).
The export value structure was as follows: 35% butter, 33% condensed milk and cream, and 19% cheeses.
Read MoreOver the 11 months of the 2024/2025 marketing year, Ukrainian producers exported approximately 5 million tons of sunflower oil, including nearly 0.5 million tons in July. This has led to a shortage of oil for bottling on the domestic market and a rise in sunflower seed procurement prices to their highest levels of the season.
Read MoreIn July, Ukraine exported 8.2 million tons of goods, of which 3.5 million tons were agricultural products.
Agricultural products and food industry goods traditionally make up the majority of Ukraine’s exports. In July, their value reached $1.7 billion, accounting for more than half of the country’s total exports.
Read MoreIn July 2025, the border inspection control units of the Northern Interregional Main Directorate of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection conducted state veterinary and sanitary control of shipments with day-old chicks and turkey poults.
The shipments arrived in Ukraine from Poland, Hungary, Germany, and the Czech Republic.
In total, nearly 837,300 chicks and turkey poults were...
Read MoreThe total import of this product for the period increased by 59.2% year-on-year.
Metallurgical enterprises in Turkey increased imports of steel billet from Ukraine by 70.6% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 98.82 thousand t.
Overall, in the first half of the year, billet imports to Turkey grew by 59.2% y/y, reaching 2.07 million t, with their value rising by 38.7% year-on-year to $1.04 billion.
Read MoreIn January-June 2025, the imports of goods exceeded exports by USD 18,512.2 million.
During January-June 2025, the negative balance of trade in goods worsened by USD 6,081.9 million year over year (negative balance in January-June 2024 was USD 12,430.3 million). Ukraine exported goods for USD 20,044.9 million, down 4.2% year over year. In January-June 2025, Ukraine imported goods for USD 38,557.1 million, up 15.6% year over year. In January-May...
Read MoreIn August 2025, Ukraine exported approximately 1,010 tons of live cattle, a 49% decrease compared to July 2025 but a 35% increase compared to August 2024.
The export revenue was $2.78 million, a 34% decrease from July 2025 but up 6% from August 2024.
Read MorePrJSC “Yuriya”, which produces dairy products under the “Voloshkove Pole” brand, has been granted an EU number.
The company received approval for exports to EU countries through the TRACES system. The first shipments of “Voloshkove Pole” products to the European Union are planned for October–November.
The most promising markets are the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, and the Baltic countries.
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