Ukrainian imports of agricultural products increased by 10 percent in the first half of this year. Poland at the forefront

Ukraiński import produktów rolnych w I półroczu br wzrósł o 10 procent. Polska w czołówce

From January to the end of June this year. Agricultural products worth USD 3.86 billion were imported to Ukraine. This is USD 336 million more than in the first six months of last year – reports Latifundist, citing data from the Institute of Agricultural Economics. Imports increased by 10%. compared to the same period in 2023.

Most of the products imported to Ukraine came from EU countries. They constitute approximately 51% of imports and their value is USD 1.95 billion. Apart from European countries, the top ten largest suppliers also include Türkiye and China. Poland is in first place, from where goods worth USD 436 million were imported. It is followed by Turkey ($334 billion), Germany ($318 million), Italy ($181 million), France $161 million), the Netherlands ($157 million), Norway ($149 million) , China ($132 million) and
Spain ($120 million).

From exporters from Asia in January-June this year. Ukrainian companies purchased food for USD 759 million, which is approximately 20% of the total volume). Goods worth USD 278 million (7%) came from Latin America, and products worth USD 211 million (over 5% of total imports) came from Africa. Analysts point out that the structure of food imports to Ukraine remains almost unchanged, but since 2022 the share of vegetables imported into the country has increased, e.g. tomatoes, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, sweet peppers. However, now we can see that purchases of vegetables from abroad have decreased by 21%, because the demand is better met by domestic production