Ukraine among top three exporters of agricultural products to EU

11.01.2020 14:32

Ukrinform

For the year 12-month period from November 2018 to October 2019, Ukraine exported agricultural products to the European Union to the tune of EUR 7.3 billion and became one of three largest exporters of agricultural products.

“The most important origins for EU agri-food imports over the past 12 months (EUR billion) were the USA (12.3), Brazil (11.7), followed by Ukraine (7.3) and China (6.2),” reads the European Commission’s report “Monitoring EU Agri-Food Trade”.

As noted, on a year-on-year basis, the value of agri-food imports (in EUR billion, % change) continued to grow impressively from Ukraine (+2.1, +41%), which accounted for more half of total import increase.

For the year 12-month period from November 2018 to October 2019, agri-food imports from third countries accounted for EUR 119.7 billion, i.e. an increase of EUR 4.0 billion or 3.4% compared to November 2017 – October 2018, reads the report.

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, in January-October 2019, the exports of goods from Ukraine to the EU countries amounted to $15.6 billion, up 6.8% compared to the same period in 2018.

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