Last year, Ukraine doubled its seed exports to the EU

Published 2021년 2월 4일

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In 2020, Ukraine saw a significant increase in seed exports to the EU, with over 795.4 tons of corn, wheat, barley, rapeseed, soybean, and sunflower seeds exported, valued at $3.1 million. This represents a 2.7-fold increase from the previous year. Romania was the largest importer of these seeds. The year also marked the EU's recognition of the equivalence of Ukrainian cereal, sorghum, and corn seeds. The doubling of foreign exchange earnings from seed exports is seen as a positive development, indicating successful market entry and underscoring the need for continued legislative improvements in seed production and nursery activities.

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In 2020, Ukraine exported more than 795.4 tons of corn, wheat, barley, rapeseed, soybean and sunflower seeds to the EU - a total of $ 3.1 million, AgroTimes was told by Suzanne Hryhorenko, executive director of the Seed Association of Ukraine. Referring to the data of state customs statistics, the expert noted that the volume of exports in quantitative terms increased almost 2.7 times over the year (in 2019, more than 289.5 tons of Ukrainian seeds of these crops were shipped to the EU by $ 1.68 million). The largest importer of Ukrainian seeds in the EU last year was Romania (688.67 tons of corn). Hungary imported more than 37 tons (18, 57 tons of corn and 18.51 tons of sunflower), Austria - more than 36.73 tons (30.16 tons of corn and 6.57 tons of sunflower), Poland - 20, 91 tons of corn, Italy - 8.7 tons of corn. For the seed industry, especially for its export direction, 2020 was marked by the recognition in the EU of the equivalence of Ukrainian seeds of cereals, sorghum and ...

Source: Agropolit