Economy
Tonnage shortage pushes up Handysize rates in the Black Sea
Spot rates in the Handysize segment are increasing due to a stable grain flow and a shortage of suitable tonnage in the Black and Mediterranean Seas.
State Property Fund announced an auction for the privatization of the Odesa Port Plant
The State Property Fund of Ukraine has put up for privatization a state stake of 99.5667% of the authorized capital of JSC “Odesa Port Plant”.
The government agreed to restructure the Chinese loan to the State Agricultural Bank of Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ministers confirmed the state guarantee for the loan of the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine (SFGCU).
Most farmers have suspended the sale of rapeseed and switched to sunflower
The reasons were the actual halt in exports from Ukraine and difficult conditions for sowing the new crop.
Export barley prices fall following wheat and corn
Barley prices have fallen by another 200–300 UAH/t over the past week to 10,100–10,200 UAH/t ($208–210/t) with delivery to Black Sea ports.
The auction for the reconstruction of berth No. 7 in the Odesa port did not take place
The auction for the reconstruction of berth No. 7 of the Odesa Sea Port worth over 539 million hryvnias did not take place, as no company submitted a bid.
Ukraine has exported over 5 million tons of grain since the beginning of the new season
Since the beginning of the 2025/2026 MY, Ukraine has exported over 5 million tons of grain, compared to over 8.5 million tons a year earlier.
The work of ports on the Danube was discussed in Izmail
A working meeting of representatives of the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority” with a delegation of the European Commission for Mobility and Transport (MOVE) and the Danube Commission was held in the Odesa region.
Ukraine and the EU have begun the final screening in the field of agriculture
Ukraine has begun screening meetings with the European Commission on Chapter 11 “Agriculture and Rural Development”.
Bureau of Economic Security referred to court the case of the theft of 2.3 million UAH during the repair of the berth in the port of Chornomorsk
Bureau of Economic Security has sent a case to court about the misappropriation of state funds during the repair of a berth in the port of Chornomorsk.
