What position did Ukraine hold among globabl exporters of agricultural products before the full-scale war?
As KSE-Agrocenter analysts noted, over the past two decades Ukraine has gradually become the world’s main supplier of agricultural products. Before the full-scale invasion, agriculture produced 10% of Ukraine’s GDP, accounted for 41% of total exports, and employed 14% of the workforce. By February 2022, Ukraine supplied about 50% and almost two-thirds of the world’s sunflower oil and meal exports, respectively. Ukraine’s main export destinations were China – 48%; EU – 25%; and Turkey – 7%. Ukraine was the third