The April cargo turnover of the Ventspils Free Port reached a record level compare with the other months of 2025. In particular, the port operators processed approximately 925,000 t of cargo, which is 57,000 t more than in March.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, almost 37.5 million tons of grains were delivered to foreign markets from Ukraine in the period from 1 July 2024 (the start of the current marketing year) and to 21 May 2025, which is 17% below the same period in MY 2023-24.
According to the results of January-March 2025, the port of Giurgiulesti handled almost 621,400 tons of cargo, including 341,200 tons of exports and 280,200 tons of imports. In total, the port complex handled 309 vessels.
Astarta Agroholding and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed an agreement to finance the construction of Ukraine’s first soy protein concentrate plant, with investments of up to $40 million. In addition, the plant will also produce soybean molasses, a by-product of the production, for its own biogas needs.
The cargo turnover of the Riga Freeport amounted to 1.3 million t in April 2025, showing a 298,000 t plunge compared with March 2025. Note that the handling volumes decreased in all cargo groups.
The cargo turnover decreased by 489,000 t to 3.8 million t at the port of Klaipeda in April 2025 compared with March due to weakened transshipment by both the Klaipeda State Seaport (down 369,000 t to 3.1 million t) and the Butinge terminal (down 120,000 t to 699,000 t).
In March, the operators of the Ventspils Freeport handled 868,000 t of various types of cargo, which is 37% or 236,000 t above February. Such a rapid growth in cargo turnover is owing to increased transshipment of dry bulk cargo (up 189,000 t to 282,000 t), general cargo
In 2024, Astarta-Kyiv agri-industrial holding increased exports of its products compared to the year before. In particular, sugar exports surged four times to 197,000 tons, those of grains and oilseeds by 1% to 808,000 tons, and those of soybean products by 1% to 182,000 tons.