In January-September 2023, Ukraine’s trade turnover reached $73.7 billion. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian State Customs Service, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In January-September 2023, Ukraine imported $46.6 billion worth of goods and exported $27.1 billion worth of goods,” the report states. The taxable imports came to $38.3 billion, which is 82% of … Read more
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed the issue of transit of Ukrainian agricultural products with Prime Minister of Slovakia Ľudovít Ódor. “We are working together with the European Commission on the expansion of solidarity lanes with Slovakia. We are making progress in this direction. Ukraine has introduced a mechanism for the verification and approval … Read more
Lithuania has agreed on a corridor for Ukrainian grain transit to Baltic ports. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis posted this on the social network X, Ukrinform reports. “Russia destroys food, Lithuania delivers it. A corridor for grain transit to Baltic ports has been accepted and agreed, relieving pressure at the Ukrainian border … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed an updated Free Trade Agreement. The signing ceremony took place in Ottawa, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The expanded agreement includes additional points regarding the liberalization of investments and trade, in particular the export of services. It also expands to cover the goods that have … Read more
The government approved a new procedure for the export of corn, rapeseed, sunflower, and wheat, according to which it a license is required from the Ministry of Economy with the approval of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy in order to supply these crops to five EU member states bordering Ukraine. This was stated by the … Read more
On September 6, the European Commission (EC) board is to consider proposals by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski to solve the problem of Ukrainian grain exports to five “frontline” countries, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania. The European Commissioner said this on Tuesday, September 5, in the Spanish city of Córdoba at a press … Read more
During the first 15 days of August, the Danube ports in Odesa region shipped 1,750,000 tons of agricultural products. That’s according to Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform reports. “The ports of the Danube cluster shipped 1.75 tons of agricultural products in the first 15 days of August of this … Read more
Despite Russia’s war, Ukraine remains in third place among the most important exporters of agricultural products to the EU and ranks 14th among the most important importers of European agricultural products. This is evidenced by the statistical summary of EU agricultural trade published on the website of the European Commission (EC), Ukrinform reports. “Imports from … Read more
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu expressed hope that more than 60% of Ukraine’s grain exports could transit through his country. He said this on Friday after a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal in Bucharest, Ukrinform reported citing Reuters. “We hope that over 60% of the total volume of Ukrainian grain exports will … Read more
Ukraine has changed the mechanism of customs clearance of goods that are subject to licensing within the framework of the free trade agreement with North Macedonia. “On August 15, a resolution was adopted at a government meeting that changes the mechanism of customs clearance of goods that are subject to licensing within the framework of … Read more