Ukrainian producers of organic food increased exports by 32.3% year-on-year to 75.340 million tonnes in the first half of 2024, Organic Standard LLC, the country’s first accredited certification body for organic production, said. “In the first half of this year our clients raised the bar for exports of organic products compared to previous years: 2024 … Read more
Ukraine’s goods exports amounted to $2.969 billion in money terms in July 2024, 9% month-on-month, while in physical terns, the country’s exports decreased 0.6% in the same period, Ukrainian Deputy Economy Minister and Trade Representative Taras Kachka said. “The main reason is the seasonal change of exported crops,” Ukrainian media quoted Kachka as saying on … Read more
Ukraine exported 173,720 tonnes of organic agricultural products to the European Union in 2023, 20.7% less than a year earlier, Ukrainian media reported Organic Ukraine as saying on Telegram. The association attributed the drop primarily to the decrease in output of organic products because the crop area was reduced. Nonetheless, Ukraine remained among the five … Read more
Exports of goods from Ukraine fell 7% in June 2024 year-on-year to its all-time low of $2.77 billion since the beginning of this year, Ukrainian media quoted the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) as saying on Tuesday. According to IER’s foreign trade monitoring, exports of agricultural products dropped 2% to $1.60 billion, … Read more
Ukraine’s visible imports rose 9.2% to $33.2 billion in the first half of 2024 from $30.4 billion a year earlier, while exports edged up by 0.5% to $19.5 billion from $19.4 billion, Ukrainian media reported the State Customs Service as saying on Telegram. Imports therefore exceeded exports by 70%, with the visible trade deficit totalling … Read more
Ukrainian ports increased cargo handling by 60% year-on-year to 53 million tonnes in the first half of 2024, Ukrainian media reported, citing the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA). “In total Ukraine’s ports handled 53 million tonnes in the first six months of 2024, compared to 31.2 million tonnes a year earlier, and processed 6,046 vessels,” … Read more
Ukraine exported 5 million tonnes of agricultural products in June, 25% less than in the previous month but about the same as the 4.9 million tonnes exported in June 2023, Ukrainian media reported, citing information and analytics agency UkrAgroConsult. The country’s overall agricultural exports in the 2023-2024 agricultural year (July-June), including grains, oilseeds and processed … Read more
Ukraine’s international trade in goods remained stable in January-June 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, as $19.5 billion worth of goods were exported in H1 this year, which is the same as last year’s figure, Ukrainian media quoted Ukrainian Deputy Economy Minister and Trade Representative Taras Kachka as saying on social media. The … Read more
An updated Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) is taking effect on July 1, Ukrainian media have reported with reference to the Economy Ministry. Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Sviridenko and Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng issued a joint statement on the updated agreement on … Read more
Ukraine could export over 60 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds and their processed products during the 2024-2025 agricultural year (July-June), Ukrainian media reported citing a statement from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. The ministry’s forecast for this season has Ukraine harvesting approximately 56 million tonnes of grain, including 21 million tonnes of wheat, 5 … Read more