Economy

The increase in the cost of logistics does not increase exporters’ income, since the pressure of freight rates is actually transferred to FOB and domestic prices in Ukraine.

The Russian-flagged “Victoria K” vessel arrived in the Egyptian port of Alexandria with stolen grain.

From July 2025 to the beginning of February 2026, EU countries imported almost 1.04 million tons of sunflower oil, of which 950 thousand tons fell to Ukraine.

So far, the Government has designated the State Property Fund as the management body for 1,592 wagons that previously belonged to Russian companies and were confiscated in Ukraine.

The event was attended by more than 10 international companies, who were presented with the concession project of the First and Container Terminals of the Chornomorsk Sea Port.

Market support was provided by speculative funds, which became more active against the background of growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

The hostilities in the Middle East have led to a sharp increase in bunker fuel prices, prompting shipowners across all segments to raise freight rates.

Shares of Ukrainian agroholdings on the Warsaw and London stock exchanges have mostly fallen.

Spanish agricultural associations complain about Ukraine’s introduction of a 10% duty on the export of sunflower, rapeseed and soybean seeds, which has led to “unfair competition in the European oil market.”

Since the start of the sea corridor, 177.7 million tons of cargo have been transported along this route, of which 106.4 million tons are grain.