According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, up to September 1 Ukraine utilized 70.74 percent of its annual quota for rebar exports and 25 percent of its annual quota for cold rolled steel exports to Russia, supplying a total of 233,441 metric tons and 51,249 metric tons respectively.
According to the agreement signed between Russia and Ukraine, the yearly quota for Ukraine regarding rebar is 330,000 metric tons for 2008.
Meanwhile, according to the agreement signed between Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine's yearly quota for cold rolled exports to Russia stands at 205,000 metric tons for the 12 months from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.