In January-September Ukraine imported coal and anthracite valued at $1.039 billion, in particular $133.663 million in September. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied coal for $674.18 million, the United States for $147.293 million, Australia for $69.103 million, other countries for $148.234 million. The total volume of coal delivered to the country for the…
On October 3, Ukraine International Airlines offered Economy Class passengers traveling on UIA short and medium-haul flights the new pre-ordered meal menu. To pre-order an onboard meal, a passenger should visit the UIA website, click the pre-ordered meals link, submit information on the flight date and route, and choose the preferred meal options out of…
In July-August of the 2016/2017 marketing year, PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine sold more than 11 thousand tons of flour milling goods on foreign markets and became the top-performer in the rating of Ukrainian flour exporters, the Director of the Department of marketing and sales of finished goods at PJSC SFGCU Viacheslav…
Nibulon, one of Ukraine’s largest agricultural enterprises based in Mykolayiv, has embarked upon construction of its second terminal for transshipping cereal and oilseed crops onto sea and river transport in Kherson region. The new terminal will be located in Hola Prystan and it will join the one in Kozatske, Beryslav district, Kherson region. After commissioning…
In 2015/2016 MY the processing volumes of sunflower seed in Ukraine broke a record and reached 11.7 million tons, up by 11% YoY. Taking into account the fact that last season the general processing capacities in the country totaled 16 million tons per year, in 2015/2016 MY the average loading rate of oilseed processing enterprises…
In 2015/2016 MY, Ukraine received 48 notifications about qualitative characteristics of exported grains, which break a record, the chief specialist of the Phytosanitary security department at the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Elena Shakina declared. According to her, 35 notifications came from the quarantine service in Indonesia. At the same…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts Ukraine’s GDP at the level of 2.5% in 2017, according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. In particular, according to the table with data on CIS countries, Ukraine’s real GDP totaled minus 9.9% in 2015, while in 2016 it is estimated at 1.5%, and is projected at 2.5% in…