Author: Viktoriia Ray

Resilient export value: Agricultural exports held at $600 million in 2025, only slightly below the 2024 record, despite a sharp drop in grain volumes. Shift to value-added products: Oils and fats, led by sunflower oil (80% of the segment), grew 1.5x in value, offsetting the contraction in grain shipments. Concentrated demand profile: Turkey remains the…

Investment Scale: Kuryk Port’s development is set to attract up to $1.1 billion, with $300 million allocated for Phase 1 construction starting in 2024. Capacity Expansion: Phase 1 will handle 180,000 TEU, 180,000 vehicles, and 2–3 million tons of bulk cargo annually, enhancing Middle Corridor logistics. Timeline: The port complex is scheduled for commissioning in…

Ukrainian grain exports in the 2025/26 marketing year are down 29.2% year-on-year to 16.921 million tons, signaling weaker export demand from Ukrainian ports. Wheat and corn shipments are both sharply lower (–20% and –36.7% respectively), tightening vessel demand on key Black Sea export routes. January export pace is 17% below last year, reinforcing a Neutral…

Rail exports trimmed: Ukraine’s average daily grain rail transfers to the EU fell 7.6% in early January to 171 tons per day. Border bottlenecks: Sharpest cuts were recorded at the Polish (down 6.3 cars/day) and Romanian (down 2.6 cars/day) crossings, tightening export capacity. Hungary offsets partially: The Hungarian border was the only route with higher…