Ukraine has already exported more than 90 thousand tons of sugar

Published 2024년 11월 5일

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Ukraine has exported over 90 thousand tons of sugar in the 2024/2025 marketing year, with the majority going to the Middle East and North Africa, but also finding new markets in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Due to logistical challenges, sugar is currently being delivered to the port of Constanza before being shipped to its final destination. The Ministry of Economy is considering the possibility of duty-free trade with European countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Switzerland.

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Ukraine has already exported more than 90 thousand tons of sugar in 2024/2025 MY (i.e., since September 1). This was reported in an interview with AgroPortal.ua by Yana Kavushevska, acting Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine. According to her, the exports are going to the already “traditional” countries for Ukrainian sugar – the Middle East and North Africa, and new destinations are opening up, for example, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. “It should be borne in mind that white sugar is primarily containerized, and large container ships have not yet entered Odesa, so logistics remains complicated and expensive. Sugar must first be delivered to the port of Constanza, and from there we calculate the delivery to the destination country. Fobbing to Constanza (delivery of sugar to the port) costs about $110, while European sugar, for example, from central Poland, is four times cheaper to deliver to the northern port. And even under these conditions, ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult