The export of Ukrainian snails doubled

In January-September, Ukraine exported 688 tons of shellfish, which is 81.9% more than in the same period last year, according to data from the State Customs Service, AgroTimes reports. In monetary terms, exports more than doubled to $4.1 million. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter The main buyers of Ukrainian shellfish during the three quarters of 2023 were Lithuania (69.8%), Spain (17.4%) and Poland (6.2%). The import of shellfish for the nine months of 2023 reached 3.5 thousand tons, which is 2.2 times higher than last year's figure for the same period. Ukraine spent twice as much on the import of shellfish from abroad than in the three quarters of 2022 — $11.3 million. The largest suppliers of shellfish to the Ukrainian market in January-September this year were Peru (28.8%), China (28.5%) and France (17.8%). We will remind you that Yulia and Mykola Gerasimenka from Kharkiv founded a snail farm in the yard of their private house. A year and a half ...