Ukraine exported 21 million metric tons of corn during the 2025/2026 marketing year, according to the Ukrainian Grain Association.
Turkey was the largest buyer of Ukrainian corn, purchasing 6.5 million metric tons. It was followed by Italy (3.8 million metric tons), Spain (1.9 million metric tons), the Netherlands (1.7 million metric tons), and Israel (934,000 metric tons).
Total exports of grains and oilseeds from Ukraine in the 2025/2026 marketing year amounted to 41.1 million metric tons, which is 12% less than in the previous season.
Ukraine exported nearly 14 million metric tons of wheat in the 2025/2026 marketing year, according to the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA).
The main export markets for Ukrainian wheat were Egypt (3.9 million metric tons), Algeria (2.8 million metric tons), Indonesia (2.1 million metric tons), Yemen (1 million metric tons), and Spain (678,000 metric tons).
According to the association, the decline in total exports of grains and oilseeds during the season was due to a lower harvest, the introduction of quotas on Ukrainian wheat imports into the European Union, and logistical difficulties caused by Russian shelling of energy and transportation infrastructure, particularly ports and maritime grain terminals.
Electricity imports to Ukraine from June 8 to 14 rose by 63% compared to the previous week—to 100.6 thousand MWh, the DIXI Group analytical center reported on Tuesday, citing data from Energy Map.
“Compared to the previous week, imports increased across all sources,” the center noted.
At the same time, exports fell by 38% to 17.2 thousand MWh.
According to Energy Map, Hungary accounted for the largest share of imports last week—40,000 MWh, or 39.8%. Slovakia accounted for 27,900 MWh (27.7%), Romania – 23.5 thousand MWh (23.4%), Poland – 9.2 thousand MWh (9.1%), and Moldova – 0.03 thousand MWh (<0.1%).
The highest growth rates in imports were recorded from Moldova—a 2.5-fold increase. Imports from Slovakia and Hungary increased by 86% and 83%, respectively; from Romania—by 47%; and from Poland—by 5%.
Meanwhile, in the export structure, Hungary’s share amounted to 7.3 thousand MWh (42.6%), Romania’s share was 6.4 thousand MWh (37.3%), Moldova’s was 3.4 thousand MWh (19.9%), and Slovakia’s was 0.04 thousand MWh (0.2%).
Compared to the previous week, exports decreased by 36–89% in most directions. At the same time, supplies to Romania increased 2.8-fold. Electricity exports to Poland have not taken place since November 2025.
The value of Ukraine’s exports of insulated wires and cables (including fiber-optic cables) in January–May 2026 increased by 3.2% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching $612.9 million.
According to statistics from the State Customs Service (SCS), Germany remained the largest importer of Ukrainian products, as it was last year; shipments to Germany saw almost no growth, totaling $209.4 million, while its share of total exports of these products decreased slightly to 34.2%.
As in January–May 2025, the top three importers also included Hungary—$102 million (compared to $95.8 million last year)—and Poland—$97.9 million ($90.7 million).
According to statistics, exports of these products turned negative in May, declining by 6.6% compared to May 2025 and by 1% compared to April of this year, to $124.15 million.
At the same time, according to the State Customs Service, imports of wires and cables into Ukraine increased by 20.4% in January–May, reaching $220.8 million.
The largest suppliers of wires and cables to Ukraine were China ($75.2 million, or 26.8%), Hungary ($73.6 million, or 26.2%), and Poland ($37.1 million, or 13.2%), whereas last year imports from Hungary totaled $65.5 million, from China – $45.4 million, and from Poland – $33.3 million.
As reported, according to the State Customs Service, in 2025 Ukraine increased its exports of insulated wires and cables by 10.6% compared to 2024—to $1.41 billion—and imports by 24.3%—to $590.7 million.
In January–May of this year, Ukrainian companies reduced their consumption of rolled metal products by 2.22% compared to the same period last year, down to 1,592.4 thousand metric tons.
According to a press release from the “Ukrmetallurgprom” association on Tuesday, 732.4 thousand metric tons were imported during this period, accounting for 45.99% of the domestic rolled steel consumption market.
According to “Ukrmetallurgprom,” in January–May 2026, Ukrainian steel companies produced 2.340 million metric tons of rolled steel (93.3% of the figure for the same period in 2025), of which, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, approximately 1.480 million metric tons—or 63.2%—were exported. In January–May 2025, the share of exports was 61.5% (1.541 million metric tons out of a total rolled steel production of 2.507 million metric tons).
The share of semi-finished products in export shipments in January–May 2026 was 41.22%, which is significantly higher than the figure for the first five months of 2025 (32.23%). The share of flat products in exports from January through May 2026 is virtually the same as in January through May 2025 (46.96% and 46.59%, respectively). The share of long products, however, is noticeably lower than the figure for January–May 2025 (11.82% in 2026 versus 20.18% in 2025).
The structure of imports in January–May 2026 is characterized by a marked dominance of flat-rolled products over structural steel (62.42% and 28.59%, respectively); however, in January–May 2025, the dominance of flat-rolled products over long products was significantly greater (76.83% and 21.23%, respectively).
“In January–May 2026, the domestic market capacity amounted to 1 million 592.4 thousand metric tons of rolled steel, of which 732.4 thousand metric tons, or 45.99%, consisted of imports. In January–May 2025, the domestic market capacity was 1,557.8 thousand metric tons, of which 591.8 thousand metric tons, or 37.99%, were imported. “Thus, in January–May 2026, the domestic market capacity decreased by 2.22% compared to January–May 2025, while the share of imports increased by 8%,” the press release states.
According to the State Customs Service, the main export markets for Ukrainian rolled metal in January–May 2026 were the European Union (78.6%), the rest of Europe (11.7%), and the CIS (6.9%).
Among importers of rolled metal in January–May 2026, other European countries ranked first (47.8%), followed by Asian countries (26.6%) and the EU-27 (16.0%).
As previously reported, Ukraine’s rolled metal market grew by 21.73% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching 4 million 1.6 thousand metric tons. Imports totaled 1 million 603.6 thousand metric tons, accounting for 40.07% of domestic rolled metal consumption.
Ukraine’s rolled steel market in 2024 contracted by 6.26% compared to the previous year—to 3 million 288.4 thousand metric tons, while in 2023 it grew 2.19 times compared to 2022—to 3 million 505.6 thousand metric tons.
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In January–May 2026, Ukraine reduced imports of zinc and zinc products by 34.2% compared to the same period last year, to $14.029 million.
In May, imports of zinc and zinc products amounted to $3.499 million.
Zinc exports for the first five months of 2026 totaled $466,000, while in January–May 2025 they were $523,000. In May, zinc exports amounted to $174,000.
As reported, in 2025 Ukraine reduced imports of zinc and zinc products by 9.6% compared to 2024—to $52.982 million. Zinc exports for the past year reached $1.234 million, compared to $563,000 a year earlier.
Pure metallic zinc is used to restore precious metals, protect steel from corrosion, and for other purposes.
