Ukraine in January-August of the current year reduced the export of titanium-bearing ores and concentrate in physical terms by 41.8% compared to the same period last year – up to 219.794 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (STS), in monetary terms, the export of titanium-bearing ores and concentrate decreased by 12.4% to $86.639 million.
At the same time, the main exports were to the Czech Republic (48.14% of supplies in monetary terms), the USA (13.55%) and Romania (7.49%).
Ukraine in January-August 2022 imported 100 tons of similar products from Senegal in the amount of $138 thousand, while in January-August 2021 it imported 731 tons of titanium-bearing ores in the amount of $686 thousand from Senegal (79.88%) and Germany (20 ,12%).
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 increased the export of titanium-bearing ores and concentrate in physical terms by 3% compared to 2020 – up to 553.051 thousand tons, in monetary terms, the export of titanium-bearing ores and concentrate increased by 17% – up to $161.914 million. the main exports were to Mexico (21.23% of deliveries in monetary terms), China (18.17%) and the Czech Republic (14.07%).
In 2021, Ukraine imported 1.172 thousand tons of titanium-containing ores worth $1.227 million from Senegal (87.03%) and Germany (12.97%), while in 2020 it imported 1.010 thousand tons worth $855 thousand.
In Ukraine, at present, titanium-bearing ores are mined mainly in the PJSC “United Mining and Chemical Company” (OGCC), under whose management the Volnogorsk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (VGMK, Dnepropetrovsk region) and the Irshansky mining and processing plant (IGOK, Zhytomyr region) were transferred .), as well as LLC “Mezhdurechensky GOK” and LLC “Valki-Ilmenit” (both LLC – Irshansk, Zhytomyr region).
In addition, the production and commercial company “Velta” (Dnepr) built a mining and concentration complex at the Birzulovsky deposit with a capacity of 240,000 tons of ilmenite concentrate per year.
Holding company Velta Group Global Ltd. registered in London in November 2011.
On September 15, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine signed a memorandum of cooperation with one of the world’s largest databases, AgroChart, containing information on prices and statistics of agricultural markets since 1970.
As reported on the agency’s website on Friday, the signing of the document will provide the Ukrainian agro-industrial complex with up-to-date information on the Ukrainian market situation, assessment of export opportunities and tracking changes affecting the export and import of Ukrainian agricultural products.
“Today, more than ever, it is important to provide our farmers with reliable information about the functioning of the markets for grain, oilseeds and feed ingredients, up-to-date analytics of export supply and import demand by country, prices, etc. All this will help them make informed decisions,” – the words of the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization Denis Bashlyk are quoted in the message.
He said that in the future it is possible to integrate AgroChart databases with the State Agrarian Register (SAR), but this will not happen in the near future.
Mining enterprises of Ukraine in January-August of this year reduced the export of iron ore raw materials (IORM) in kind by 32.8% compared to the same period last year, to 20 million 10.602 thousand tons.
According to statistics published by the State Customs Service (STS), for the specified period, foreign exchange earnings from the export of iron ore decreased by 53.8% – to $ 2 billion 529.275 million.
Iron ore was exported mainly to Slovakia (19.82% of deliveries in monetary terms), Poland (16.49%) and the Czech Republic (15.95%).
During the reporting period, IORM was imported to Ukraine for $26 thousand in a total volume of 47 tons, while in January-August 2021, iron ore for $158 thousand was imported in a total volume of 1.175 thousand tons. Imports for January-August 2022 were carried out from Norway (46.15%), Great Britain (42.31%) and Italy (7.69%).
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 reduced the export of iron ore raw materials (IORM) in physical terms by 4.2% compared to 2020 – up to 44 million 357.727 thousand tons, but increased revenue by 62.8% – up to $6 billion 899.816 million The export of iron ore was carried out mainly to China (41.90% of supplies in monetary terms), the Czech Republic (9.65%) and Poland (7.99%).
Last year, IORM was imported to Ukraine for $184 thousand in a total volume of 1.202 thousand tons, while in 2020 123 tons of iron ore for $75 thousand were imported. Imports for 2021 were carried out from Egypt (55.98%), the Netherlands ( 21.2%) and Poland (7.07%).
Geographical structure of total trade in goods and services in 2021 (USD thousand)
Benchmark oil prices rose weakly on Friday morning after a sharp decline the day before, driven by a stronger dollar and worries about global fuel demand.
The price of November futures for Brent oil on the London ICE Futures exchange by 8:08 am UTC on Friday is $91.19 per barrel, which is $0.35 (0.39%) higher than the closing price of the previous session. As a result of trading on Thursday, these contracts fell by $3.26 (3.5%) to $90.84 per barrel.
The price of futures for WTI oil for October in the electronic trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is $85.30 per barrel by this time, which is $0.20 (0.24%) higher than the final value of the previous session. By the close of the market the day before, the value of these contracts fell by $3.38 (3.8%) to $85.10 per barrel.
“The dollar has rebounded strongly and is holding near recent highs amid a hawkish Fed policy outlook for the coming months,” StoneX energy analysts wrote in a note.
The September Fed meeting will take place next week, and the market is confident that the central bank will again raise its key rate by 75 basis points to slow down the continued high inflation in the US.
“For the near term, we remain cautious on oil prices as the global economy is under pressure from rising rates, undermining fuel demand,” Peter Cardillo, senior market economist at Spartan Capital Securities, wrote in a note.
The first case of monkeypox has been registered in Ukraine, the Ministry of Health reports.
“Currently, the patient is hospitalized in a medical facility for inpatient treatment, he has a mild course of the disease,” the department said.
The Ministry of Health clarifies that the disease was diagnosed thanks to a PCR study conducted by the regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health. Now there is an epidemiological investigation of the specified case.
In order to preserve the comfort of the patient, the department does not specify exactly where the disease was diagnosed.
According to the patient, he had no contact with patients with monkeypox and did not travel abroad. However, the appearance of symptoms of the disease and the preliminary results of the epidemiological history indicate that the patient was infected in one of the major cities in the country.
Of the symptoms of the disease, he has a fever, a rash on his body.
The Ministry of Health clarifies that in Ukraine there is no need for vaccination against monkeypox yet, given the lack of registered cases and the reduced likelihood of their entry. In addition, the World Health Organization does not recommend mass vaccination.
Monkeypox is a smallpox-like disease caused by viruses of the poxvirus family. It is similar to smallpox, but has a lower mortality rate and milder symptoms.
By 2022, monkeypox was recorded in the countries of Central and West Africa, now more than half of all recorded cases occur in South and North America.
There are currently three monkeypox vaccines registered worldwide, but their production and stocks are limited. Some countries are already vaccinating risk groups given the spread of the disease. Previously, vaccination against monkeypox was carried out only in countries endemic for this infection, that is, countries in Africa.
Earlier, Ukrainian experts analyzed this disease and considered the risks of a pandemic to be extremely low. For more details, watch the program about this on the YouTube channel of the Club of Experts:
