In 2021, agricultural products worth $8.2 billion were imported into Ukraine. USA. This is 19% more than in 2020, when imports of agri-food products amounted to about $6.9 billion. USA.

This was reported by the press service of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics".

According to the Institute's deputy, academician of the National Academy of Sciences Mykola Pugachev, last year the EU member states retained their positions as the main supplier of agricultural products to Ukraine.

The cost of deliveries from Europe increased from 3.554 billion dollars. USA in 2020 to 4217 million dollars. USA in 2021. The share of European countries exceeded half of Ukrainian agro-food imports and amounted to 51.6%.

Since 2017, Poland has been holding the first place in the ranking of the main suppliers of agricultural products to Ukraine. Last year, she sold agricultural products in Ukraine worth $883 million. USA, which is almost 7% higher than its indicator in 2020 of 828 million dollars. USA.

Several product groups traditionally dominate in the structure of foreign deliveries of agricultural goods to Ukraine:

– fish and seafood ($874 million);

– fruits, berries and nuts ($835 million);

– alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages ($719 million);

– tobacco products ($602 million);

– Miscellaneous food products (USD 559 million);

– cocoa products ($442 million);

– oils ($378 million);

– oilseeds and fruits (USD 376 million).

These products formed about 59% of the cost of agricultural imports to Ukraine.

Recall that exports of agricultural products to the EU increased by 33%. We also wrote that the trade turnover between Ukraine and the European Union increased by 60% after the signing of the Association Agreement.

AgroTimes