MAIN TRADE PARTNERS OF UKRAINE IN % FROM TOTAL VOLUME (EXPORT FROM UKRAINE TO OTHER COUNTRIES) JAN-MAY 2021
Ukraine since the beginning of the 2021/2022 marketing year (MY, July-June) and as of August 25 had exported 6.49 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops, which is 1.9% more than the figures for the same date of the previous MY.
According to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, to date, 3.13 million tonnes of wheat (19.9% less compared to the same date in 2020/2021MY), 2.16 million tonnes of barley (up 13.4%), 1.17 million tonnes of corn (2.2 times more), 19,300 tonnes of flour (1.7 times less) have been exported.
As of the indicated date, 6,800 tonnes of rye were also exported, which is 8.5 times more than in the last MY.
As reported, the export of wheat to Ukraine in 2020/2021MY amounted to 16.64 million tonnes, corn – 23.08 million tonnes, barley – 4.23 million tonnes, flour – 129,000 tonnes.
In addition, Ukraine in 2019/2020 MY exported 56.72 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops.
FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER BY THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITIONS IN JAN-MAY 2021 (EXPORT)
STRUCTURE OF EXPORT OF SERVICES IN JAN-MARCH 2021 (GRAPHICALLY)
Ukraine in January-July 2021 reduced earnings from electricity exports by 28.1% (by $53.052 million) compared to the same period in 2020, to $135.612 million, according to data from the State Customs Service.
According to the calculations of Interfax-Ukraine, in January-July 2021 electricity for $59.339 million was supplied to Hungary, Poland for $39.783 million, Romania for $21.204 million, other countries for $15.286 million.
In July 2021 alone, electricity was exported for $27.373 million versus $5.505 million in July 2020.
In addition, in January-July of this year, Ukraine imported electricity for $59.058 million versus $110.005 million in the same period last year. Electricity exported from Belarus was worth $24.702 million, Slovakia – $22.401 million, Russia – $5.388 million, other countries – $6.567 million.
Ukraine in January-July this year reduced exports of semi-finished products from carbon steel in quantity terms by 3.2% compared to the same period last year, to 4.177 million tonnes.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service, during the specified period, exports of semi-finished products from carbon steel increased in monetary terms by 51.2%, to $2.344 billion.
The products were mainly exported to Italy (31.35% of supplies in monetary terms), Turkey (17.45%) and the Dominican Republic (8.31%).
In addition, Ukraine in January-July 2021 imported 12,806 tonnes of such products, which is 40.7% more than in January-July 2020. In monetary terms, imports increased 2.1 times, to $7.990 million. The products were mainly imported from the Russian Federation (94.04% of supplies), Uzbekistan (3.49%) and Turkey (2.38%).
