In August 2024, Ukraine exported goods worth more than USD 3.16 billion. This is by 6.4% more than in July and 17.5% more than in August 2023. In terms of value, the largest exports were of rapeseed or kohlseed - by USD 421.3 million. In terms of physical volume, ores and iron concentrates were the second largest. Their exports reached 2.5 million tonnes.

"For the second month in a row, exports have been growing due to the early start of the harvest and improved maritime logistics. In August, we increased our sea freight turnover by 224,700 tonnes or 3.6% compared to July. Ukraine remains a guarantor of food security in the world. In August, Ukraine supplied more than 2.2 million tonnes of wheat to foreign markets for USD 420.4 million. After the record-breaking figures of February 2024, this is the second record-breaking figure both in terms of volume and value since the beginning of the full-scale invasion,’ said Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine.

In the agricultural sector, Ukraine exported the following in August:

• rapeseed – 878,900 tonnes for USD 421.3 million
• wheat - 2.24 million tonnes, worth USD 420.4 million
• sunflower oil – 226,900 tonnes, worth USD 203.1 mln;
• corn – 774,500 tonnes, worth USD 137.4 mln;
• barley – 524,800 tonnes worth USD 89.7 mln;
• poultry – 39,900 tonnes worth USD 89.5 mln.

Among industrial products, the structure of Ukrainian exports was dominated by:

• iron ores and concentrates - 2.51 million tonnes, worth USD 201.4 million
• semi-finished iron products - 198,500 tonnes for USD 99.9 million;
• flat products - 139,700 tonnes, worth USD 82.4 million;
• ferrous metal pipes - 38,000 tonnes for USD 54.6 million.