Economy

Freight rates from Danube ports have increased, analysts say
Over the past week, freight rates from Danube ports increased by an average of $2/t.

Kernel ranked first in the ranking of the country’s largest exporters for 2024
Agroholding Kernel took first place in the Forbes Ukraine rating of “50 main exporters of the country”.

US companies increased fertilizer purchases from Russia by 20%
In January, Russia increased fertilizer exports to the United States to the highest level since May last year.

ARMA again put Russian fertilizers up for sale in the port of Izmail: the price was reduced by 50%
ARMA announced the second auction for the sale of seized Russian fertilizers stored in the seaport of Izmail.

The Ministry of Development and Trade has created a special coordination council to deal with Ukrainian ports
The Coordination Council will deal with issues of “stimulating a competitive environment and ensuring equal conditions for business in ports.”

Since the beginning of March, Ukraine has exported over 1 million tons of grain
In total, since the beginning of the 2024/25 MY, Ukraine has exported 30.169 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.

ARMA failed to sell Russian fertilizers from the port of Izmail at auction
The National Agency of Ukraine for Detection, Tracing and Asset Management did not find a buyer for fertilizers in the port of Izmail.

Trucks carrying grain to ports by Nibulon came under fire
In Odesa, Nibulon trucks transporting grain to ports came under fire from Russia.

Kernel stock price fell by more than 7%
The share price of Ukrainian agricultural holdings on stock exchanges continued to decline after a long growth.

The Ministry of Development is preparing a development plan for Bessarabia, in particular, ports on the Danube
The Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine presented the Bessarabia Recovery Investment Plan (BRIP), prepared with the assistance of the EBRD.