Results of the year: Export of fruit and berry products from Ukraine sank by 8%

According to the results of 2020, Ukrainian exporters of fruits and berries received $ 238 million in revenue from sales in foreign markets, which is 8% less than in the record-breaking 2019, according to the Ukrainian Association of Agricultural Exports. As noted, the indicator of the value of exports of fruits and berries in 2020 became the second in the history of Ukraine. “The largest revenues came from the sale of frozen fruits and berries ($ 111 million), walnuts in shell and without ($ 98 million), apples and pears ($ 10 million). At the same time, the total share of these commodity groups in the Ukrainian export of fruit and berry products amounted to 92%, ”experts note. In volume terms, the export of walnuts decreased from 68 thousand tons in 2019 to 39 thousand tons in 2020, and apples and pears, respectively, from 54 thousand tons to 19 thousand tons. “Although sales in 2020 . in foreign markets of frozen fruits in the amount of 55 thousand tons became the maximum for ...