Main trade partners of Ukraine in % from total volume (export from Ukraine to other countries) in Jan-Nov of 2020.
SSC of Ukraine
Foreign trade turnover by the most important positions in Jan-Nov 2020 (export).
Structure of export of services for 9 months of 2020 (graphically).
Exports of cheese from Ukraine in January 2021 in kind increased 24.2% compared to January 2020, to 410 tonnes.
According to the State Customs Service, the export of cheese in monetary terms amounted to $1.43 million last month, which is 19.1% more than in January 2020.
At the same time, the volume of cheese imports to Ukraine in January did not change, remaining at the level of 2,800 tonnes, and in monetary terms increased by 8.3%, to $13.38 million.
Exports of Ukrainian butter in January 2021 decreased 7.9% compared to January 2020, to 684 tonnes, and in monetary terms it fell by 15%, to $2.96 million. Imports of these products decreased 42%, to 585 tonnes ($2.74 million).
According to the ministry, the export of milk and cream (condensed) in January 2021 increased 18.4% compared to January 2020, to 1,930 tonnes, and in monetary terms it grew by 12% to $4.14 million, while imports of this group of goods doubled, to 470 tonnes ($1.14 million).
Ukraine in January 2021 reduced electricity exports by 92.6% (by 645.3 million kWh) compared to the same period in 2020, to 51.9 million kWh, according to the data of NPC Ukrenergo. According to the calculations of Interfax-Ukraine, in particular, supplies from the Burshtyn TPP energy island in the direction of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania fell by 89.7% (by 448.9 million kWh), to 51.9 million kWh.
Electricity was not supplied to Poland and Moldova last month, while in January last year, 151.2 million kWh and 45.2 million kWh were exported in these directions, respectively.
Ukrainian electricity also was not exported to Belarus and the Russian Federation in January 2021 and 2020.
In addition, in January 2021, Ukraine reduced electricity imports by 52.4% (by 292.4 million kWh) compared to the same period last year, to 268.3 million kWh, including Belarus supplied 180.6 million kWh, Slovakia – 78.3 million kWh, Hungary – 6.9 million kWh, and Romania – 2.5 million kWh.
In addition, as Inter-Transmission Compensation mechanism associated with the parallel operation of the IPS of Ukraine with the power systems of neighboring countries and power supply to dead-end areas, 6.26 million kWh of electricity was imported from the Russian Federation last month and 0.01 million kWh from Belarus.
Emergency supplies from Belarus amounted to 3.13 million kWh, and 0.08 million kWh to Belarus.
KSG Agro agricultural holding in 2020 increased export of agricultural products to African and Asian markets by 46%, to 7,770 tonnes, the holding’s press service has said.
“Last year, we expanded our presence in export African and Asian markets. In the context of the quarantine crisis, the issue of diversifying supplies and expanding the range of products supplied is especially acute,” Serhiy Kasyanov, the head of the board of directors of KSG Agro, said.
According to the agricultural holding, in 2020, the export of wheat flour to Libya increased by 3.6 times compared to 2019, to 3,000 tonnes.
It is clarified that KSG Agro exported 172 tonnes of sugar to Libya, 4,000 tonnes of corn to Malaysia, 600 tonnes of barley to Oman.
KSG Agro is a vertically integrated holding. It is engaged in pig breeding, production, storage, processing and sale of grain and oilseeds.
For the nine months of 2020, the agricultural holding received $ 4.77 million in net profit, which is 52% less than in the same period in 2019, revenue decreased by 17%, to $ 14.67 million.
