Economy

The agreement reached in mid-May on the continuation of the “grain corridor” for two months did not contribute to the expected increase in freight rates.

There should be no shortage of grain in Ukraine. It is less than last year, but it will be enough for internal purposes.

The queue of wagons with grain increased by 13.19%. At the same time, the number of grain trucks in the direction of Great Odesa continues to decrease.

The government and grain market participants have developed a number of alternative grain export strategies in the event of termination of the Grain Agreement.

Ukraine’s export performance will deteriorate if the “grain corridor” ceases to operate – the National Bank does not rule out a possible increase in pressure on the hryvnia.

Ukraine and Great Britain will work together to track stolen grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine.

Brent oil rose above $74 a barrel after last week’s decline.

The Ukrainian government is developing a concession project for the ports of Izmail, Odesa and Chornomorsk.

The embargo of the EU and the G7 countries on oil products of the Russian Federation is being violated. Ukraine continues to try to include Greek shipowners in the list of war sponsors.

The State Agency for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure plans to increase the throughput capacity of Ukrainian ports on the Danube to 30 million tons per year.