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In July-September 2026/27 marketing year, Ukraine exported 8.6 thousand tons of wheat flour, which is 41.1% less than in the same period of the previous season. The main problem for exporters remains limited access to sea transportation.

Ukrzaliznytsia does not expect a significant increase in freight volumes in 2027 due to the blockade of seaports.

The High Anti-Corruption Court found the former acting head of the State Enterprise “Sea Commercial Port “Chornomorsk” guilty of receiving $250 thousand in illegal benefits.

Ukraine has invited Azerbaijan to join the concession tender for a ferry terminal in the port of Chornomorsk.

In October 2026, shipping activity in the Black Sea decreased by 37% compared to the same period last year, amid increased attacks on merchant ships and port infrastructure.

In January-September 2026, Metinvest Group paid UAH 13 billion in taxes and fees to budgets of all levels in Ukraine. This is 6% less than in the same period last year.

Only 6% of the volume was exported through ports, and this mainly concerns the Danube direction.

The last shipment of pig iron from the port of Novorossiysk took place on July 31.

Intensification of Russian attacks on enterprises and infrastructure, together with the blockade of ports, will lead to a deterioration of Ukraine’s foreign trade balance by $6.6 billion in 2026.

During October, 1 million 595 thousand tons of grain cargo were transported by rail. Of these, 36 thousand tons were transported to the ports of Great Odesa.