According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, in the current year up to December 1 Ukraine utilized 93.53 percent of its annual quota for rebar exports to Russia, supplying a total of 374,108 metric tons.
As of November 1, Ukraine's quota utilization rate in the current year for rebar exports to Russia had amounted to 93.01 percent, or 372,028 metric tons.
According to the agreement between Russia and Ukraine, the 2010 annual quota for Ukraine regarding rebar exports to Russia is 400,000 metric tons - up from 363,000 metric tons in 2009. The quota is for the 12 months from January 1 to December 31, 2010.