In August, agricultural exports from Ukraine plummeted by nearly 60%
In the first half of August, Ukraine exported 790,700 metric tons of agricultural products, while the figure for the corresponding period in July was 1.849 million metric tons. Thus, export volumes fell by approximately 57%.
Consequently, export volumes fell by 57.2%.
The value of exports during this period decreased by 37.3%—to $478.8 million, compared to $763.8 million during the corresponding period in July.
From August 1–13, 130,100 metric tons of agricultural products were exported via road border crossings, which is 8.9% more than the figure for the first 13 days of July—119,500 metric tons.
The largest increases were recorded on the Hungarian route—up 32.9%—the Slovak route—up 28%—the Romanian route—up 14.1%—and the Polish route—up 3.7%. Volumes transiting through Moldova were nearly on par with July levels, declining by approximately 1.9%.
At the same time, as of mid-August, 435,800 metric tons of grain cargo had been transported by rail. This is 46.9% less than during the same period in July and 52.1% less than in August 2025.
The average daily load for the first 11 days of August was 31,300 metric tons—38% less than in July and 49% lower than a year ago.
The volume of grain exports by rail fell by 72% compared to July—to 201,700 metric tons. Of this volume, 63% passed through border crossings, and another 29% went through the ports of Odesa.
Only 75,200 metric tons of grain were transported through the ports of Odesa during the reporting period, compared to 656,400 metric tons during the same period in July, representing a decline of 88.5%.
At the same time, the average daily throughput of grain railcars through western border crossings during the first 11 days of August rose to 139.6 railcars, compared to 71.3 railcars in July. Thus, the figure increased by 96%.
The largest increases were recorded on the Romanian and Polish routes—up to 44.7 and 44.4 railcars per day, respectively. On the Slovak route, shipments increased to 26.9 railcars per day, while on the Hungarian route, they decreased to 23.6 railcars.
Rail exports of vegetable oil totaled 41.5 thousand metric tons, which is 0.9% higher than the corresponding July figure. At the same time, 89% of the volume was transported via land border crossings.
Currently, the sea-rail corridor remains the most problematic link in the current logistics chain. As of mid-August, the average daily unloading of railcars bound for the ports of Greater Odesa had dropped to 146 railcars, while 262 grain cars were en route to those ports. There were 1,320 grain cars en route to the Danube ports, according to Open4business.
As a reminder, Ukraine has increased its trade in agricultural products with the EU by 11%.
The All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council (VAR) has appealed to Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky, urging him to take immediate measures to resolve the issue of blocked seaports. The association warns that a further deterioration of the situation could lead to mass bankruptcies of agricultural enterprises and a large-scale crisis in one of the key sectors of the Ukrainian economy.
As a reminder, the first civilian air defense units have begun operations at Ukrainian seaports and railway infrastructure facilities.
