During the first half of this year, Asian countries increased their purchases of food from Ukraine by 14.5%, to almost $5 billion.

During the first half of this year, Asian countries increased their purchases of food from Ukraine by 14.5%, to almost $5 billion. This is almost half of Ukraine’s food exports, calculates the Institute of Agrarian Economics. In the first half of 2020, the top three buyers were: China — $ 1.4 billion; Egypt — $789 million; and India — $743 million.