In January Ukraine exported $234.6 million worth of iron ore and concentrate, down by 2.44% YoY.
Volume-wise exports dropped by 0.28%, to 3.152 million.
According to the State Fiscal Service, iron ore raw materials accounted for 5.77% of all exports.
China, Poland and the Czech Republic purchased almost half of all ore.
The share of Poland fell to 13.1%, while that of China grew to 18.4%.
In 2018 Ukraine exported $2.869 billion worth of iron ore, up by 10.8%. (Ukrainian metal)