Last year, Romania topped the ranking of the largest importers of Ukrainian farm products for the first time, buying $2.87B of them. This coutnry’s share in the domestic export of agricultural products was 13%.
China took second place and, in terms of value, increased its purchase of Ukrainian agricultural products. In 2022, the value of supplies sent from Ukraine to China amounted to $1.8B, then in 2023, it increased by 18% to $2.2B. China’s share was 10% last year.
By importing $1.99B worth of agricultural products from Ukraine, Turkey retained third place in this ranking with a share of 9%.
The consequences of the restrictions on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine introduced by Poland in the spring of last year not only lost Poland its status as the main buyer of Ukrainian produce, but also resulted in a decrease in the value of imports from its side by 33% to $1.79B.
At the same time, we note that last year, flour exports to the EU exceeded 50% of the total volume sold for the first time.