Economy

Slovakia strengthens control over Ukrainian grain
Slovakia is strengthening transit control of Ukrainian grain through its territory.

Over 500,000 tons of grain were exported from the ports of Odesa during the week
Last week, 17 ships sent Ukrainian agricultural products to countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.

UAH 62.4 million will be allocated for the repair of the Khadzhibey dam
In Odesa, they plan to carry out major repairs of the Khadzhibey estuary dam. Among the priority measures is the stabilization of the damaged areas of the dam. They plan to spend UAH 62.4 million on repairs. The corresponding tender is placed on the Prozorro state procurement website.

Russia threatens again to disrupt the “grain agreement”
Russia once again threatens to abandon the “grain agreement” if the West does not remove “obstacles to russian exports.” Also, russia probably plans to further reduce the number of vessel inspections in the Bosphorus.

“Nibulon” lost UAH 10 billion due to the war
In 2022, the net income of “Nibulon” decreased to UAH 15.2 billion. The company’s loss amounted to about UAH 10 billion.

Izmail port handled a record number of cargoes
In March, SE “IZM MTP” handled 721.5 thousand tons of cargo — the highest figure for the entire time of the port’s operation.

UZ transported a record amount of cargo since the beginning of the full-scale war
In March, JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” transported the largest amount of cargo since the beginning of the full-scale war.

Grain exports to the EU can be reduced if russian federation stops sabotaging ship inspections in the Bosphorus
Ukraine will be able to reduce the flow of road transportation of grain to Europe if russia stops blocking inspections of vessels in the Bosphorus.

The price of Ukrainian export corn has fallen significantly
The price of Ukrainian corn in the Black Sea on FOB decreased significantly over the past week.

The electronic queue for ships does not help, while russian federation sabotages inspections in the Bosphorus
The electronic queue in planning the entry and exit of ships from Ukrainian ports within the framework of the “grain agreement” makes the process transparent, but does not solve the problematic issues of ship inspections in the Bosphorus.