Economy
Crisis is inevitable: how events in the Strait of Hormuz affect logistics and prices in Ukraine
The Strait of Hormuz is thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, but its crisis is already being felt by Black Sea freight. USM gathered the opinions of Ukrainian experts in the field of shipping and logistics to find out how events in the Middle East affect Ukraine.
Ukraine may increase corn exports to 26 million tons despite fertilizer shortage
Ukraine expects to increase corn exports in the 2026/27 season due to better weather conditions and a reorientation of sales to new markets.
Ukrainian barley loses in price: Romanian grain of the new harvest enters the market cheaper
Romanian barley is currently more competitive than Ukrainian grain on foreign markets ahead of the start of the new export season.
Russian ship with stolen grain, which was not accepted in Israel, arrives in Turkey
The bulk carrier “Panormitis”, which is transporting stolen Ukrainian grain and which was refused to be unloaded in the Israeli port of Haifa, has arrived in the Turkish port of Iskenderun.
The competitive dialogue stage for the concession in the port of Chornomorsk has begun
The competitive dialogue stage has started within the concession competition for terminals in the port of Chornomorsk.
The Ministry of Economy revised the minimum prices for agricultural exports: rapeseed fell the most
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine has updated the indicators for wheat, corn and rapeseed depending on the delivery basis.
Nibulon invested over $45 million in logistics, including partial restoration of fleet operations
Over the past four years, the Nibulon agroholding has invested in key areas of business transformation, including $45.4 million in logistics.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee discussed amendments to the legislation to protect ports
The bill was developed for operational financing, increasing the level of air defense, engineering and technical protection of seaports.
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine has identified over 2 million tons of unaccounted grain from the 2022-2024 harvest
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine has identified more than 2 million tons of unaccounted grain harvest for 2022-2024.
Freight for “handysize” ships in the Black Sea is getting cheaper
Freight rates in the Handysize sector are returning to pre-Middle East crisis levels.
