Ukraine’s exports, imports of agricultural products grow by 22% this year

"According to the official data of the State Customs Service, the foreign trade turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs over the first 11 months of this year increased by 22% compared to 2020 and reached about $31.3 billion, accounting for 24.7% of Ukraine’s total foreign trade turnover of goods," the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine informs.

As noted, during this period, agricultural exports increased by 22% compared to January-November 2020, totaling $24.4 billion (accounting for 39.8% of total exports of goods from Ukraine). Ukraine’s major agricultural and food exports in January-November 2021 remained grains, oils, oilseeds and oilcake, solid residues from the extraction of vegetable fats and oils.

According to the Ministry, the main importers of Ukrainian agri-food products were China (15.4% in the structure of exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs), India (6.5%), the Netherlands (6.4%), Egypt (5.9%), Turkey (4.8%).

In January-November 2021, imports of agricultural products and foodstuffs increased by 20% compared to the corresponding period of 2020 and amounted to $6.9 billion, or 10.5% of total imports of goods to Ukraine. The major agricultural products and food imports were: fruits, nuts and peel; fish, crustaceans and molluscs; tobacco and tobacco products; cocoa beans, cocoa products, chocolate; oils. Ukraine mainly imported agricultural products and foodstuffs from Poland (10.5%), Germany (6.9%), Italy (6.9%), Turkey (6.1%), Indonesia (4.3%).

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