Ukrainian enterprises in February imported gas at an average price of UAH 6,681.88, or $246.88 per 1,000 cubic meters, the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported on its website. In January the price of imported gas was $229.51 (UAH 6,032.85). The price of imported gas in January 2016 was $231.41 (UAH 5,542.82), $200.39…
Ukraine in January-February increased electricity exports by 37.2% YoY (by 263.9 million kWh), to 972.5 million kWh, a source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry has reported. Electricity supplies from the Burshtyn TPP energy island towards Hungary, Slovakia and Romania increased by 48.4% (by 257.3 million kWh), to 788.5 million kWh. Electricity deliveries…
The bumper sunseed crop Ukrainian growers managed to harvest in 2016 – 14 MMT (estimate) – predictably matters in the 2016/2017 season. Justifying expectations of analysts and market participants, both sunseed crushing and sunoil exports show a record pace. So, sunoil production by large and medium-sized crushers in the five months of 2016/2017 is estimated…
The government of Kenya has stated it intends to purchase 450 thousand tons of Ukrainian corn, according to a letter of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed to the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry. “The government of Kenya decided to purchase 450,000 tons of yellow corn in Ukraine in March-May,” reads a report posted…
Farmers of seven southern Ukrainian regions have started spring grain sowing, seeding 31,000 hectares, the agriculture ministry said on March 13. Farmers have sown 18,000 hectares of spring barley, 11,000 hectares of peas and 2,000 hectares of oats, the ministry said in a statement. Farmers plan to sow a total of 7.2 million hectares of…
On March 4-10, Ukraine exported 520.9 thousand tons of grains from the seaports, against 611.1 thousand tons in the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 66.6 thousand tons, corn – 439 thousand tons, and barley – 15.3 thousand tons. Company TIS (107.9 thousand tons) and grain terminal Borivage (68 thousand tons) became the leaders…
One of the largest European low-cost airlines – Hungary’s Wizz Air – has announced the launch of four new flights from Kyiv and Lviv airports. The press service of the company reported that from June 18, Wizz would start flying from Lviv airport to the capital of Germany, Berlin (Schoenefeld) and from August the airline…