Economy

The Bureau of Economic Security has completed the investigation into the case of embezzlement of funds during the repair of the railway infrastructure of the Odesa port – the losses amount to almost 5 million UAH.

Ukraine will soon announce the start of a new concession competition – this concerns the ferry terminal in the port of Chornomorsk, in particular berths No. 26–28.

Amid the active harvesting of the new crop, Turkey is reducing barley imports – according to the USDA forecast, in the 2026/27 MY purchases may fall by 90%, to 150 thousand tons.

Three Russian vessels involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain are returning empty to the north of the Russian Federation.

The fourth phase will last until the end of 2027 and provides for digital vessel registers and recognition of the Ukrainian crew qualification system at the EU level.

The shadowy ship Xin Yu unloaded in Iran’s Bandar-Imam-Khomeini – according to the investigation, this could have been part of Russia’s payments for the Shahed drones.

Last week, shares of Ukrainian agroholdings traded on the Warsaw and London Stock Exchanges resumed growth.

A 30% increase in Ukrzaliznytsia’s freight rates could increase the cost of delivering grain from the elevator to the port by $3–4 per ton.

The ministry believes that this will alleviate the financial crisis situation in UZ and ensure uninterrupted rail transportation.

A drop in bunker prices of almost $200/t in two weeks and a surplus of tonnage in the Black Sea allowed charterers to maintain their advantage. Grain transportation rates from Ukraine decreased by about $1/MT in both segments — “coasters” and “handy sizes”. Roll reports this to ASAP Agri. As of the end of the week, “coasters”…