In 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of fruits and nuts by 21 percent

Published 2023년 3월 16일

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In 2022, Ukraine's imports of agricultural products saw a decrease of 21% compared to the previous year, with the Fruits and Nuts group making up 10.5% of these imports. Turkey was the primary supplier, contributing to a third of the total cost of fruit imports. Ecuador, Greece, Colombia, Spain, Costa Rica, and Egypt also made significant contributions. Citrus fruits and bananas were the most imported fruits, accounting for 60% of the value of imports. Overall, there was a decrease in foreign purchases of most fruit and berry products, excluding watermelons and melons.

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In 2022, the largest share - 10.5% - in the structure of foreign supplies of agricultural products to Ukraine fell on the products of the Fruits and Nuts group: mainly due to citrus fruits, bananas, and other exotic fruits - avocados, pineapples, persimmons, kiwi. also grapes and stone fruits, notes Senior Researcher at the Department of Economics of Agricultural Production and International Integration of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics" of Ukraine, Doctor of Economics. Bogdan Dukhnitsky. According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, in 2022, the volume of imports of fruits and nuts amounted to $663 million, which is 21% less than in 2021 at $835 million, the scientist said. According to him, Turkey has been the main supplier of this group of products to Ukraine for at least the last 5 years, from which 220,000 tons of fruits were imported last year. Last year, Turkey's share in the cost of domestic fruit imports was about a third - 30.7%, the ...

Source: Eastfruit