Rates on the domestic road transportation market remain stable, but the market continues to be in a state of uncertainty due to low demand and insufficient transport load.
The reduction of return cargo from ports remains a significant challenge for carriers, lowering the efficiency of logistics routes and affecting the profitability of trips.
Read MoreIn 2024, Ukraine significantly increased its coffee imports, reaching a record level of 48.4 thousand tons.
Read MoreUkraine has banned the import of certain livestock products due to foot-and-mouth disease and swine fever. Dairy and meat products from ten EU countries will be under the spotlight.
Specifically, imports from Italy, Lithuania, Germany, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Poland have been restricted due to African swine fever. Imports from Germany have also been limited due to foot-and-mouth disease.
Read MoreIn 2024, Ukraine imported 220.7 thousand tons of frozen fish (excluding fish fillets), an 8.2% increase compared to the previous year.
In monetary terms, the import of frozen fish cost 13.1% more than in 2023, reaching $436.4 million.
Previous year, the largest suppliers of frozen fish to Ukraine were the United States (19%), Iceland (18.6%), and Norway (14%).
Read MoreIn the first half of January 2025, Ukraine reduced its foreign trade in dairy products by 42.7% compared to the first half of December 2024, reaching a value of $15.8 million.
It is noted that export volumes decreased by 14%, while imports dropped by 54%. However, a different shift is observed in individual product categories.
Read MoreUkraine closed its border to milk and meat products from Germany on January 13 due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, creating problems for importers of these products.
Read MoreIn 2024, Ukraine exported 448.8 thousand tons of poultry meat and edible poultry byproducts, which is 5.7% more than the previous year.
In monetary terms, exports for 2024 amounted to $962.7 million, which is a 20.4% increase compared to 2023.
The main buyers of domestic poultry meat and edible poultry byproducts in 2024 were the Netherlands (23.2%), Saudi Arabia (16.1%), and Slovakia (8.5%).
Read MoreUkrainian companies spent $669.4 million on electricity imports in 2024. The reason for this is the record-high levels of electricity imports and a change in its price compared to 2023. At the same time, electricity exports brought in $81 million last year. Throughout 2023-2024, Ukraine had a negative balance in foreign trade of electrical energy.
Read MoreDuring September-December of the 2024/2025 marketing year, Pakistan imported 271.48 thousand tons of Ukrainian soybeans, securing itself the third position in the ranking of importing countries for the current season and a 15.6% share in the total export volume of soybeans. In the same period of the previous season, no soybean shipments from Ukraine to Pakistan took place. As noted earlier, active exports of Ukrainian soybeans to this country began in May 2024.
Read MoreThe total volume of vegetable exports amounted to $115 million, while imports significantly exceeded this figure, reaching $376 million.
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