Economy

Ports of Odesa region want to recover from cogeneration gas-piston plants. Oleh  Kiper, the head of Odesa Regional Military Administrartion, announced this during the “Odesa Economic Revival Forum”, writes Ukrinform. According to him, the introduction of gas-fired electricity generation to power the ports is necessary. “Currently, 70% of energy goes directly to the port, the…

As a result, as of September 12, world wheat prices reached session highs. Wheat futures jumped 2.2% after Russia hit a grain ship with a missile. This is reported by Bloomberg. Thus, grain prices on the Chicago Stock Exchange (SWOT) rose to session highs. At the same time, the increase occurred just before the monthly supply…

During the week, the accumulation of wagons heading to the ports of Odesa increased by 92 units. This is reported by Rail.Insider with reference to the online meeting of representatives of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”. It also became known that the volumes of average daily unloading and loading decreased. On average, 933 wagons with grain are unloaded…

The positions of corn on the market of the agro-industrial complex are gradually strengthening. Corn prices are rapidly approaching the level of feed wheat on an FOB basis, returning corn to the role of a key commodity in the grain sector. This is written by Latifundist with reference to ASAP Agri analysts. According to the…

In total, the assets of PJSC “Ukrainian Danube Shipping” were estimated at 154 million euros, including property registered to subsidiaries, offshore and foreign companies. This was reported by the press service of the UDS.  Buildings, constructions, infrastructure and the fleet together were valued at UAH 6 billion, of which UAH 5.4 billion — only the…

The export of Ukrainian agricultural products in 2024/25 has already exceeded 8 million tons. This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine. As of September 11, since the beginning of the 2024/25 FY, Ukraine exported 8.187 million tons of grain and leguminous crops. Of these, 894,000 tons were shipped in September. As…

The total cargo turnover of the Ukrainian maritime corridor in August amounted to 5.9 million tons. In August, deep-sea ports of Ukraine processed 7 million tons of cargo. This is more than double the indicators for the same period in 2023 (3.3 million tons), USPA reported. Most grain and ore cargoes were transshipped in August….

Ukrainian companies Nibulon and Nika-Tera are interested in the privatization of the Bilhorod-Dnister port. Oksana Kiktenko, director of the Belgorod-Dniester port, said this in a comment to LIGA. According to her, Dmytro Firtash’s SME Nika-Ter LLC, Andriy Vadaturskyi’s Nibulon and Vadym Yermolayev’s Potoky are interested in port privatization. In particular, many specialists of “Nibulon” who…

The agreement on free trade with Turkey will facilitate the entry of Ukrainian producers, particularly farmers, to the Turkish market. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar, in a comment to Ukrinform. The agreement is currently being ratified by the Ukrainian parliament. “Thanks to the free trade agreement with Turkey,…

The public movement Manifesto42 appealed to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding corruption in ports. Entrepreneurs called on the president to intervene in the situation regarding corruption pressure on cargo shippers in the ports of Odesa, NV reports. In the statement, the participants of the movement emphasized that the stability of the work of…