In April, the volume of IT exports from Ukraine amounted to $569 million, which is $24 million (or almost 4.4% more) than in March. At the same time, last year in April, Ukrainian IT exports amounted to $545 million.
The total amount of IT exports for the first four months of 2025 is $2,138 million, which is $3 million more than for the same period in 2024.
The publication recalled that in April 2023, IT exports brought in $539 million. The largest April revenue was in 2022 – $578 million.
Read MoreFrom January to April 2025, Ukraine exported 7,100 tons of live cattle, 2.2 times more than in the same period last year.
In monetary terms, exports generated 2.9 times more revenue than in January–April 2024, reaching $16 million.
The largest buyers of Ukrainian live cattle during these four months were Lebanon (76.9%), Libya (13.9%), and Kazakhstan (7.3%).
Read MoreUkraine is rapidly increasing its exports of dairy products, particularly butter, to EU countries.
In the first five months of 2025, Ukraine’s dairy product exports exceeded $25 million, surpassing the totals for the entire years of 2023 ($15 million) and 2024 ($17 million).
The primary growth is attributed to exports to the EU, particularly butter and skimmed milk powder (SMP).
Read MoreIn Ukraine, excise tax revenues from domestically produced and imported goods for January–May 2025 reached UAH 69.7 billion, compared to UAH 46.9 billion for the same period last year.
Over these five months, the budget exceeded projections by UAH 11.3 billion (+19.3%). In May 2025 alone, excise tax revenues reached UAH 15.3 billion.
The overperformance is driven by an increase in imports of excisable goods,...
Read MoreFrom September to April of the 2025/26 marketing year, Ukraine exported only 3.3 million tons of sunflower oil, a quarter less than the same period in the previous season, marking the lowest volume for this period since the 2016/17 marketing year.
While the EU remains the key market for Ukrainian sunflower oil, its position in the Asian market is weakening.
Read MoreThe Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved amendments to Resolutions No. 341 and No. 644, which regulate the activities of industrial parks. The Ministry of Economy is now accepting applications for state support for industrial parks in 2025. The application period will run until August 15.
The amendments make the application process and allocation of funding more flexible.
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Read MoreIn May, there was an increase in the volume of agro-exports by road transport at all borders. The total export volume increased by 10.5% compared to April, reaching 324,200 tons.
The largest growth in agro-product shipments for the month was observed at the Moldovan and Romanian borders, where exports increased by 22.5% and 13%, to 56,500 tons and 80,500 tons, respectively.
Read MoreActivity in the Black Sea maritime transport market remains low. Export volumes from Ukraine are gradually decreasing, and the surplus of available tonnage is creating additional pressure on the market.
Despite this, freight rates remain stable: $17–19 per ton to Spain and $16–17 per ton to Italy.
Market transport rates from river ports:
Read MoreFollowing the occupation of parts of southern Ukraine, watermelon cultivation areas in the country have recovered. Central and eastern regions have emerged as new leaders in production.
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine exported significant volumes of melons to the EU. In 2020, exports reached nearly 36,000 tons of watermelons and melons, setting a record for melon crop exports.
Read MoreIn the first four months of 2025, Ukraine received only $700 million in direct foreign investments.
This is nearly four times less than in the same period of 2024, when inflows reached $2.4 billion.
The primary reason for this decline is changes in currency regulations. Last year, the National Bank of Ukraine allowed companies to repatriate foreign currency to service external debts and pay dividends accrued...
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