export

The decline in prices at ports is taking place against the backdrop of weak demand from exporters and high competition in key export directions.

Freight rates in the Black Sea are held at current levels, but limited cargo volumes and differences in expectations between parties are holding back deals.

The key limiting factor was disruptions in port infrastructure, primarily in Primorsk and Ust-Luga.

In January-March alone, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian ports almost as many times as in the entire year 2025.

The mining industry of Ukraine, according to the results of January-March 2026, reduced iron ore exports by 33.9% – to 5.61 million tons.

The investigation believes that due to the network of companies involved in the export of agricultural products, the budget has not received tens of millions of hryvnias.

Additional demand was generated by Middle Eastern countries looking for alternative logistics routes due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukraine and China have signed an international agreement that officially opens the export of Ukrainian wheat flour to the country.

The market remains expensive, and the shortage of suitable tonnage for voyages from Ukrainian ports continues to affect commercial negotiations.

The most noticeable growth was recorded in the direction of Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.