In January-April 2025, the Export Credit Agency (ECA) insured export operations of Ukrainian companies, securing UAH 5.35 billion in future export revenue. For the same period last year, this figure was UAH 1.7 billion.
Insuring export contracts has enabled producers to reduce the risks of non-payment and gain access to bank financing, helping companies scale production and enter new markets.
Read MoreIn January-April 2025, truck imports to Ukraine in monetary terms decreased by 4.3% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching $286.56 million, according to data from the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
In April 2025, truck imports decreased by 12.2% compared to April 2024, reaching $71.31 million.
Read MoreIn 2024, the EU exported agricultural products worth €234.1 billion and imported €194.9 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of €39.2 billion. Compared to 2023, exports and imports increased by 2.8% and 6.7%, respectively.
The main export partners for EU agricultural products in 2024 were the United Kingdom (23.0%, €54.0 billion), the United States (12.8%, €30.1 billion), Switzerland (5.4%, €12.6 billion), and China (5.3%, €12.3 billion).
Read MoreThe “Diia.Business” portal now offers services from the Export Credit Agency (ECA) for entrepreneurs. Available services for exporters include:
Loans for executing foreign economic contracts – the state provides insurance guarantees to banks for issued loans, enabling Ukrainian exporters to secure financing on more favorable terms to fulfill international contracts.
Read MoreIn the first quarter of 2025, Ukraine’s apple imports surged nearly fivefold compared to the first quarter of 2024. According to the State Customs Service,
Ukraine imported 3,960 tons of apples, pears, and quinces valued at $5 million, compared to 811 tons worth $1.255 million in the first quarter of 2024.
Read MoreIn the first quarter of 2025, Ukraine imported 63,500 tons of bananas valued at $64.7 million. In comparison, banana imports in January-March 2024 amounted to 58,400 tons worth $57.4 million. For the full year of 2023, Ukraine imported 201,000 tons of bananas valued at $201.6 million.
Currently, there are over 40 edible banana varieties, primarily grown in the tropics and subtropics of Asia, Australia, and South America.
Read MoreIn the first quarter of 2025, Ukraine imported 11,256 tons of coffee and coffee substitutes, compared to 11,117 tons in the first quarter of 2024.
Ukraine spent 79.5 million USD on coffee imports in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 57.23 million USD in the first quarter of 2024.
Coffee prices have been rising since 2019 due to increasing labor and fertilizer costs for cultivation. Additionally, in 2024, coffee bean-supplying countries faced crop failures.
Read MoreThis marketing year (from September 1, 2024), Ukraine exported over 494,000 tons of sugar (of which 196,600 tons for the period January-April 2025).
90% was sent to the world market, 10% was exported to EU countries.
It is noted that Turkey remains the leader among buyers of Ukrainian sugar, where 16% of export volumes were sent, Libya is in second place (11%), and the EU is in third place (10%).
Read MoreIn the first three months of 2025, Ukraine imported 127,800 civilian unmanned aerial vehicles, primarily from China, with a total value of $371.3 million.
In monetary terms, drone imports amounted to $103 million, a 39% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
In 98% of cases, imported drones were exempt from customs duties.
Read MoreIn April 2025, Ukraine’s dairy product exports reached 11,940 tons, valued at $38.68 million.
Compared to March, export volumes decreased by 3%, but they grew by 8% compared to April 2024.
Export revenue increased by 2% from March and by 46% from April 2024. From January to April 2025, Ukraine exported 43,090 tons of dairy products (+16%), generating $128.45 million (+53%).
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