Up to 60% of pasta in Ukraine is imported: Ukrainian flour mills are losing their domestic market

Published 2023년 8월 3일

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During the period of Russian aggression, the production of pasta products in Ukraine significantly decreased, leading to a dominance of foreign manufacturers on the shelves of commercial establishments. Most pasta products in Ukraine are now imported, with about 60% of macaroni being foreign products. Ukrainian pasta manufacturers have struggled due to shutdowns of manufacturing enterprises and competition from cheaper imported products, as well as the significant amount of humanitarian aid and imported food products received by the country.

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KYIV. August 3. UNN. The production of pasta products in Ukraine significantly decreased during the period of military aggression by the Russian Federation, and currently most of these products on the shelves of commercial establishments are represented by foreign manufacturers. Rodion Rybchynskyi, chairman of the board of the Union of Food Industry Manufacturers of Ukraine "Ukrharchoprom", director of the association "Boroshnomela Ukrainy" reported this in an exclusive comment to UNN. According to him, this happened due to shutdowns of manufacturing enterprises and great competition from imported products. Quote "Today, I think, about 60% of macaroni in Ukraine are imported products. It is clear that we, as flour millers, are losing our domestic sales market," emphasized the director of the "Flour Mills of Ukraine" association. READ ALSO: Ukraine is turning into a market for Europe's own products - agrarians about the work of "Paths of Solidarity" Commenting on the information ...

Source: Unn