On Monday, 8 February 2016 the prices of train party of diesel fuel rose sharply to 14940 UAH/t (+600 UAH/t). The value of DT in the ports has reached 15000 – 15000 UAH/t. this was reported by “Consulting group A-95″ with reference to own research.
The dollar on the interbank exchange on Friday, 5 February, reached 25,95 UAH/$1. In the course of trading on Monday, the rate has overcome psychologically important mark in 26 UAH/$1. However, the gradual growth of quotations of petroleum products at European ports for $15 – $20/t for the last 4 days has pushed rates in the major Ukrainian wholesale up.Diesel fuel in comparison with the Friday prices added 590 UAH/t For the last 2 weeks the price of diesel fuel wholesale prices have risen by nearly 1400 UAH/t During this period, the hryvnia rate has fallen by 2.5 to 2.7 UAH/$1. Before this, before the second half of January, prices in the opt mainly declined, reaching minimum values since March 2014″In times of devaluation is an additional negative effect is the increasing risk component in the price of the product. Today’s price increase is a reaction to the unstable exchange rate,” said one of the importers of Greek DT.
February 8 came on the market 8 companies with 9 offers. The market is dominated by Belarusian resource at the station Korosten. His exhibit “Zakarpatnaftoprodukt-Mukachevo” (SNP-M), SNGC, SOCAR, “Business solutions” and “Alliance Energy trade”. The latter, together with “TM trading” and “SNP-M”, DT Greek trade in the port of Yuzhniy.Gasoline wholesale prices also sharply increased in price: A-92 increased by 560 UAH/t, reaching average prices in 20350 UAH/t. A-95 got close to 21000 UAH/t (+660 UAH/t). In a pool of petrol traders remained 3 active companies: OKKO, SNGC and “SNP-M”. The entire resource is Belarusian.According to market operators, the rise of fuel prices will continue throughout the week. “If the dollar remains at 26 USD/$1, diesel fuel will increase by another 300 – 400 UAH/t by the end of the week,” said a trader at the station Korosten.
Source: “Transport business”