Mining enterprises of Ukraine in January-October of this year reduced the export of iron ore raw materials (IORM) in kind by 38.9% compared to the same period last year – up to 22 million 436.474 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (STS), over the specified period, foreign exchange earnings from the export of iron ore decreased by 56.2% – to $2 billion 768.743 million.
During the specified period, IORM was imported to Ukraine for $42 thousand in a total volume of 74 tons, while in January-October 2021 – for $160 thousand in a total volume of 1.175 thousand tons.
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%).
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the export of aluminum and aluminum products for 10 months of 2022 from Ukraine decreased by 39.1% compared to January-October 2021 – to $83.556 million (in October – $7.695 million), and lead and lead products by 69.5% – to $9.769 million ($0.4 million), nickel and nickel products – by 72.5%, to $1.086 million ($0.007 million).
At the same time, exports of aluminum and aluminum products for 2021 increased by 53.9% to $169.094 million, lead and lead products by 52.8% to $38.229 million and nickel and nickel products by 55% to $4.856 million.
Ukraine from the beginning of 2022/2023 marketing year (July-June) until November 7, exported 14.27 million tons of cereals, including 7.66 million tons of corn (53.8% of total supplies), 5.39 million tons of wheat (37.8%) and 1.17 million tons of barley (8.1%).
As reported on the website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food on Monday, the rate of grain exports from the beginning of this year is by 30.7% lower than during the same period last year (from July 1 to November 7, 2021 20.61 million tons were delivered abroad).
According to the Ministry, Ukraine exported 5.39 million tons of wheat (2.39 times less than the same period last year), 1.17 million tons of barley (3.85 times less), 6.3 thousand tons of rye (11 times less) and 38.4 thousand tons of flour (12.1% less) from the beginning of 2022/2023 MY until November 7, 2022. At the same time, exports of corn exceeded last year’s volume – 7.66 million tons were exported, which is 2.61 times more than it was in 2021/2022 MY on the same date.
It is specified that since the beginning of November, Ukraine exported 1.07 million tons of grain crops, including 388 thousand tons of wheat, 606 tons of corn, 67 thousand tons of barley and 2.9 tons of flour.
As it follows from the Ministry data, during the period of November 2-7, an average of 178 thousand tons of cereals per day were supplied to the foreign markets, whereas during the preceding period of October 26 – November 2 – 170 thousand tons per day, October 21-26 – 132 thousand tons per day, October 1-21 – 141.5 thousand tons per day, and during September 26-30 – a record 267.5 thousand tons per day since the war. Thus, the average daily rate of exports during the reporting period of 2-7 November increased by 4.7% compared to the preceding period of October 26-November 2.
As reported, Ukraine exported 48.51 million tons of grain and leguminous crops in 2021/2022 MY, which is 8.4% more than in the previous MY, despite the full-scale invasion of Russia and the difficulties with the export of agricultural products due to the blockade of Ukrainian sea ports. 18.74 million tons of wheat (12.6% more than in 2020/2021MY), 23.54 million tons of corn (+1.9%), 5.75 million tons of barley (+35.9%), 70.9 thousand tons of flour (-44.1%) were supplied to foreign markets.
In 2020/2021 MY, the country exported 44.72 million tons of cereals and legumes: 16.64 million tons of wheat, 23.08 million tons of corn, 4.23 million tons of barley, 126.9 thousand tons of flour and 18.4 thousand tons of rye.
In 2019/2020, Ukraine exported 56.72 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.
Exports of tomato paste from Ukraine in 2021/22 (marketing year, July-June) amounted to 62,180 tonnes, which is 45% (or 27,980 tonnes) less than the previous year.
As reported on the industry website tomatonews.com, the main reason for this reduction was the Russian occupation and hostilities in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, where the largest Ukrainian tomato paste producer, the Agrofusion agricultural holding, is located.
According to the publication, the export of tomato paste from Ukraine in February 2022 amounted to 4,090 tonnes (37% less compared to the same month in 2021), in March – 196 tonnes (a drop of 97.2%), in April – 861 tonnes (80% less), in May – 1,120 tonnes (72.2% less), in June – 473 tonnes (85.7% less).
Agrofusion is a vertically integrated group of companies engaged in the cultivation and processing of tomatoes for manufacturers of juices, ketchups and tomato sauces. Before the full-scale Russian invasion, it included 10 departments, two greenhouses, three plants for the production of tomato paste (two in Mykolaiv region, one in Kherson region) with a total capacity of up to 750,000 tonnes of tomatoes per season. The total land bank of agricultural enterprises in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions amounted to more than 32,000 hectares of irrigated land.
The group of companies was founded in 2005 by businessman Serhiy Sypko. In 2019, Agrofusion launched a vegetable drying plant in Snihurivka (Mykolaiv region) and began the production of tomato powder.
From the beginning of the 2022/2023 marketing year (MY, July-June) and until November 2, Ukraine exported 13.38 million tons of grain crops, of which 7.14 million tons of corn (53.4% of total supplies), 5.06 million tons of wheat (37.8%) and 1.22 million tons of barley (9.1%).
As reported on the website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food on Wednesday, the rate of grain exports since the beginning of the current MY is 32.1% lower than the same period of the last MY (from July 1 to November 2, 2021, 19.72 million tons were delivered abroad).
According to the agency, from the beginning of 2022/2023 MY and until November 2, 2022, Ukraine exported 5.06 million tons of wheat (2.48 times less compared to the same period a year earlier), 1.22 million tons of barley (4. 01 times less), 6.2 thousand tons of rye (9 times less) and 36.1 thousand tons of flour (16.8% less). At the same time, the pace of corn exports exceeded last year’s volumes – 7.14 million tons were exported, which is 2.94 times higher than in 2021/2022 MY on the same date.
It is specified that in general, on November 1, 177 thousand tons of grain crops were exported from Ukraine, including 62 thousand tons of wheat, 93 thousand tons of corn, 16 thousand tons of barley and 0.7 thousand tons of flour
As follows from the data of the ministry, for the week of October 26-November 2, an average of 170 thousand tons of grain per day was supplied to foreign markets, while for the previous period of October 21-26 – 132 thousand tons per day, for the period 1-21 October -141.5 thousand tons / day, for September 26-30 – a record 267.5 thousand tons / day since the beginning of the war, and for September 21-26 – 126 thousand tons / day. Thus, the average daily export rates for the reporting period October 26-November 2 increased by 28.7% compared to the previous period October 21-26.
As reported, in the 2021/2022 marketing year, Ukraine exported 48.51 million tons of grains and legumes, which is 8.4% higher than the previous marketing year, despite the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation and difficulties with the export of agricultural products due to the blockade of Ukrainian seaports. 18.74 million tons of wheat were delivered to foreign markets (12.6% more than in 2020/2021MY), 23.54 million tons of corn (+1.9%), 5.75 million tons of barley (+35.9%) , 70.9 thousand tons of flour (-44.1%).
In 2020/2021 MY, the country exported 44.72 million tons of grain and leguminous crops: 16.64 million tons of wheat, 23.08 million tons of corn, 4.23 million tons of barley, 126.9 thousand tons of flour and 18.4 thousand . tons of rye.
In 2019/2020 MY, Ukraine exported 56.72 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.
The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) is launching the Danube Grain Route project due to the disruption of the “grain initiative” by Russia, UDP CEO Dmitry Moskalenko said on his Facebook page.
“Back in the summer, we assumed that Russia could at any moment try to disrupt the Grain Initiative. Therefore, we persistently and systematically developed our Danube Grain Route project,” Moskalenko explained.
According to him, UDP has invested in the creation of its own transshipment of grain and agreed with the Romanian partners – the TTS group of companies – on a faster and more efficient transshipment scheme in the port of Constanta.
Among the advantages of the new grain project at the first stage, Moskalenko noted that due to the faster loading and unloading process, the average caravan turnaround time will be reduced by about 30%. As a result, cargo owners will not have to bear financial losses due to long queues near the terminal.
In addition, the Director General of the UDP predicts that in the future the barge caravan will be able to carry out up to two trips per month due to the equipping of ships with online control systems, video surveillance and an increase in the number of navigators in the crew.
Moskalenko also said that at the second stage of the project, it is planned to build new barges, to increase the “tonnage” capabilities and modernize traction – a major overhaul of the self-propelled fleet with the replacement of engines.
As reported with reference to the data of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, in just three months of the implementation of the Grain Initiative, 422 ships from Ukrainian seaports exported about 10 million tons of agricultural products. This volume could be 30-40% more if Russia did not block inspections in the Bosphorus.
On the afternoon of October 31, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that without the participation of the Russian Federation, the export of Ukrainian grain would hardly be feasible. At the same time, he noted that from now on the grain deal acquires a “risky and non-guaranteed character.”
