Ukraine’s retail trade turnover increased by 6.6% in April 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, the State Statistics Service (Ukrstat) reported.
According to the State Statistics Service, in nominal terms, retail trade turnover amounted to UAH 783.205 billion in April this year.
Retail trade turnover in April to May this year decreased by 2.5%.
In January-April 2025, retail trade turnover grew by 5.5% compared to the same period of the previous year.
The State Statistics Service specifies that the turnover of retail trade enterprises (legal entities) in January-April 2025 increased by 5.2% compared to January-April 2024 and amounted to UAH 543.129 billion.
At the same time, in April compared to March of this year, the retail turnover of enterprises decreased by 2.5%, while by April 2024 it increased by 6.1%.
According to the statistics agency, Ukraine’s retail trade turnover increased by 5.1% in the first quarter of 2025 and amounted to UAH 577.932 trillion in nominal terms.
The State Statistics Service reminds that the data are given without taking into account the temporarily occupied territories of the Russian Federation and part of the territories where hostilities are (were) conducted.
KSG Agro has earned $1.5 million in gross profit in January-March 2025, according to the agroholding’s report published on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
According to the report, operating profit for the same period was $1.3 million, EBITDA was $1.7 million and sales revenue was $4.3 million.
“In the ultra-tough war conditions, thanks to the continued implementation of the vertically-integrated holding company’s development strategy and the implementation of a quality risk management system, we have maintained profitable operations in two strategically important areas – crop production and pork production. Taking into account the rapid changes in the situation during the war, we regularly stress-test our business model and adjust our activities in accordance with changes in the agricultural market,” emphasized the Chairman of the Board of Directors of KSG Agro Sergey Kasyanov, whose words are quoted in the message.
Vertically integrated holding KSG Agro is engaged in pig breeding, as well as production, storage, processing and sale of grains and oilseeds. Its land bank in Dnepropetrovsk and Kherson regions amounts to about 21 thousand hectares.
According to KSG Agro, it is among the top five pork producers in Ukraine. In 2023, the agroholding began to implement a strategy of “network centricity”, under which it will move from the development of a large location to a number of smaller and located in different regions of Ukraine pork enterprises.
Farms of KSG Agro Holding have started summer harvesting campaign on a total area of more than 7.6 thousand hectares – 6.428 thousand hectares of winter wheat and 1.176 thousand hectares of spring barley, the press service of the company reported.
Head of the crop division of the agroholding Vladimir Kalilei noted that the harvest is taking place in difficult drought conditions, which are characterized by the lack of sufficient moisture and high temperatures at the time of grain pouring.
“The current harvesting campaign is already the fourth since the beginning of the large-scale war. However, thanks to the continued implementation of the development strategy of the vertically integrated holding and the introduction of a quality risk management system, we are working effectively in the crop segment, realizing that the food security of the country depends on our performance,” – said the head of the Board of Directors of KSG Agro Sergey Kasyanov, whose words are quoted in the message.
In the summer harvesting campaign of the agricultural holding, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of July, 18 combines John Deere and Claas Lexion, as well as 60 trucks are involved.
KSG Agro, a vertically integrated holding company, is engaged in pig breeding, as well as in the production, storage, processing and sale of grain and oilseeds. Its land bank in Dnepropetrovsk and Kherson regions amounts to about 21 thousand hectares.
According to KSG Agro, it is among the top five pork producers in Ukraine. In 2023, the agroholding began implementing a strategy of “network-centricity”, under which it will move from the development of a large location to a number of smaller and located in different regions of Ukraine pork enterprises.
KYIV. July 2, 2025 – In the first half of 2025, the fulfillment rate of forward contracts on the Ukrainian Universal Exchange (UUE) reached 97.2%, which confirms the effectiveness of this instrument in the timber market. According to the exchange, out of 351 thousand cubic meters of unprocessed timber stipulated in the contracts, 341.16 thousand cubic meters were actually delivered.
The contracts were signed at the end of 2024 with the delivery period from January to June 2025. In total, sales were made under 55 forward agreements in more than ten regions of Ukraine.
According to Serhiy Gladkyi, Director of the Ukrainian Wholesale Exchange, such results demonstrate high discipline of bidders and trust in exchange mechanisms:
“Forward contracts allow market participants to plan logistics, production and finances six months in advance. The high level of execution confirms the effectiveness of long-term contracts,” he emphasized.
A key element of the system is the guarantee fee, which ensures the financial responsibility of the parties and minimizes the risks of default.
According to the exchange, this level of fulfillment is also evidence of the maturity of the market and the effectiveness of exchange instruments in the timber segment.
Forward contracts, Sergiy Gladkyy, TIMBER, UICE, Ukrainian Universal Exchange
In January-June this year, Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works increased its rolled steel output by 6.8% year-on-year to 1 million 317.5 thousand tons from 1 million 233.5 thousand tons.
According to the plant’s press release on Tuesday, steel production for the period amounted to 1 million 564.1 thousand tons (1 million 486.4 thousand tons in January-June 2014), and pig iron production amounted to 1 million 719.4 thousand tons (1 million 527.3 thousand tons).
In June, Zaporizhstal produced 292.5 thousand tons of iron, 267.5 thousand tons of steel, and 220.4 thousand tons of rolled products.
As reported, in 2024, Zaporizhstal increased its rolled steel output by 18.1% compared to 2023 – to 2 million 426.7 thousand tons from 2 million 54.7 thousand tons, steel – by 17.2% to 2 million 890.8 thousand tons, pig iron – by 14.2% to 3 million 106.3 thousand tons.
“In 2023, Zaporizhstal increased its rolled steel output by 57.2% compared to 2022, to 2 million 54.7 thousand tons, steel by 65.4%, to 2 million 466.9 thousand tons, and pig iron by 35.3%, to 2 million 718.9 thousand tons.
“Zaporizhstal is one of the largest industrial enterprises in Ukraine, whose products are in great demand among consumers both in the domestic market and in many countries of the world.
“Zaporizhstal is in the process of integration into Metinvest Group, whose major shareholders are System Capital Management (71.24%) and Smart Holding Group (23.76%).
Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.
