Ukraine increased food imports by 21%.

In January-June of this year, the Institute of Agrarian Economics reports that agricultural products worth $3.5B were imported into Ukraine, $611M more than in the same period last year.

The main exporters of agricultural products to Ukraine are traditionally the countries of the EU, with a 42% share of imported supplies. In the first half of 2023, Ukraine purchased $1.5B of agricultural products from this region. The largest exporters are Poland with $398M, Turkey with $297M, and Germany with $212M.

Significantly smaller volumes of imports are observed from other regions of the world. In January-June of this year, Ukrainian companies purchased $596M in food from partners in Asia (17% of total purchases), Latin American countries for $216M (6%), and Africa for $130M (4%).