In the first ten months of 2025, imports of nickel and nickel products fell by 4.8% to $21.05 million, while in October, nickel imports amounted to $3.81 million, according to data from the State Customs Service.
At the same time, exports almost doubled to $1.13 million, compared to $0.57 million in 2024.
In 2024, nickel imports, on the contrary, rose sharply by 73.7% to $26.73 million after falling by 74% in 2023.
Nickel is used in the production of stainless steel and for nickel plating. Nickel is also used in the production of batteries, in powder metallurgy, and in chemical reagents.
As of November 10, Ukrainian barley exports amounted to almost 75,000 tons, with grain prices rising, according to the analytical cooperative “Pusk,” created within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council (VAR).
“Barley is showing positive dynamics — prices rose by $2-4, or about 100-150 UAH per ton, over the week. On average, the conditional price for barley on the domestic market is about 10,600 UAH/ton. The market was supported by spot export sales, in particular to the Middle East and Algeria,” analysts explained.
At the same time, experts predict that the current growth may be short-term.
“Traders are now looking for deliveries until November 15-20 at the latest. After that, demand may disappear. That is, the $5-7 that the price per ton has gained may disappear just as quickly. The market is currently overheated locally, and barley remains a relatively expensive feed grain,” analysts noted.
Despite this, a slight increase is still possible in the coming days.
“By the end of this week or early next week, we may see further growth. Barley is likely to add $1-2 per ton, and accordingly may reach a conditional level of 10,800 UAH/ton on the domestic market,” Pusk concluded.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that his government will not comply with the EU Migration and Asylum Pact and does not intend to accept migrants under relocation schemes. “As long as there is a patriotic government in Hungary, we will not implement the migration pact. We will not accept migrants and will not spend a cent on them,” Orbán wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.
The statement came amid the European Commission’s initiative to relocate asylum seekers from the countries under the most pressure — Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus — to other EU states.
A number of countries, including Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, have opposed participation in this scheme.
Orbán has repeatedly criticized pan-European mechanisms for distributing migrants and threatened to sue the European Commission if mandatory resettlement quotas are imposed.
Beijing has never provided weapons to either side of the Ukrainian conflict and does not intend to tolerate G7 attempts to put the blame on China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Thursday.
“China has always been open and honest about the Ukrainian crisis, has not provided lethal weapons to either side of the conflict, strictly controls dual-use goods and will never accept the G7’s attempts to shift blame or label China,” the Global Times quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying.
Lin Jian commented on the statement of the G7 foreign ministers, in which the ministers condemned Beijing for allegedly transferring weapons and dual-use goods to Moscow.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman noted that the authors of the statement ignored the facts and deliberately vilified China, interfering in the internal affairs of the country. He emphasized that Beijing is extremely dissatisfied with such a position of the G7 and strongly opposes the statement.
In a joint statement issued on Thursday night, the G7 foreign ministers condemned countries they believe are supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine.
“We condemn the provision of military support to Russia by the DPRK and Iran, as well as the provision of arms and dual-use goods by China,” the statement said.
The ministers also expressed concern over the “military build-up by the Chinese army” and “unilateral attempts to change the status quo, in particular by force or coercion” in the East China Sea and South China Sea.
The Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration has submitted an application to the European Commission for complete exemption from the solidarity mechanism under the migration pact, the ministry’s press service reported on Wednesday.
“For months, we have been stating our disagreement with any resettlement mechanisms. Poland incurs enormous costs to protect the European Union’s borders, faces migration pressure from Belarus, and accepts military refugees from Ukraine. It is important to note that the decision to submit such an application means protection for many years, not just one. We announced this and kept our word,” commented Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kerwinski, quoted by the ministry’s press service.
Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the country would definitively refuse to implement the EU migration pact. President Karol Nawrocki and Foreign Minister Marcin Kerwinski also announced their intention to oppose the implementation of the EU migration pact in Poland.
As reported, the Polish-Belarusian border has suspended the acceptance of applications from foreigners for international protection. The relevant resolution of the Polish government, valid for 60 days, came into force on March 27, 2025, and was subsequently extended by the Sejm.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/poland-plans-to-withdraw-from-the-eu-migration-pact/
On Friday, November 14, in the southern part, in the Prykarpattia and most of the central regions at night and in the morning fog, Ukrhydrometcenter reports.
“November 14 in the southern part, in the Carpathian region and in most central regions at night and in the morning fog, visibility 200-500 m (I level of danger, yellow)”, – stated in the message of forecasters on Thursday.
It is noted that weather conditions may lead to complications in traffic.
