In September, Ukraine’s agricultural exports reached 6.9 million tons, up by 41% MoM.
The relevant statement was made by the Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on Facebook.
“Last month Ukrainian farmers exported 6.9 million tons of agricultural products. This is a record-breaking result registered since the Russian full-scale invasion started. Compared with August, agricultural exports increased by 41%,” Kubrakov wrote.
In his words, Ukraine continues to increase the pace of operations at the Odesa region’s ports, which have been unblocked. In September, Ukraine’s agricultural exports by sea rose more than 2-fold, to 3.8 million tons. A total of 168 vessels were received last month, up 2.5-fold.
According to Kubrakov, the export potential of the Danube ports is also growing. More than 1 million tons of agricultural products are exported via the Danube river ports monthly. In March, this indicator was just 16,000 tons.
Ukraine is planning to raise foreign investments in the development of the Danube port cluster, Kubrakov notes. In his words, the Danube ports are expected to become a powerful Eastern European logistics hub in the future. For this purpose, Ukraine is working with the EU to include the Ukrainian part of the Danube in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s agricultural exports by rail also increased. In September, Ukrzaliznytsia JSC exported more than 1.2 million tons of agricultural products, up by 200,000 tons.
In addition, in cooperation with Polish partners, Ukraine increased the traffic capacity of the Krakovets-Korczowa border checkpoint and reduced lines at the key border checkpoints in the Polish direction. According to Kubrakov, such decisions will ensure stable agricultural exports via the western borders. In September, a total of 0.64 million tons of Ukrainian-produced agricultural products were exported by road. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)