Over half of EU corn imports come from Ukraine

Published May 12, 2025

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Ukraine is the leading supplier of corn to the European Union among Eastern European countries, accounting for 57% of the total supply. The volume of corn imports into the EU has outpaced projections from the last five agricultural seasons. However, Ukraine faces increased competition from the United States, particularly in markets like Spain and Portugal. The loss of the Chinese market has also been offset by double the corn exports to Turkey. There is a trend of reducing the cultivation area for corn in regions around the Danube River and the Black Sea, with Romania and Bulgaria sowing less corn due to its perceived risky nature. In contrast, Ukraine expects an increase in its corn harvest.

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Ukraine, Poland and Romania are the main suppliers of corn to the European Union from Eastern Europe, with Ukraine exporting much more than the other two countries, Ukrainian analyst Maksim Kharchenko announced at this year's edition of the BLACK SEA GRAIN international conference, which is being held in Kiev, quoted by the electronic publication AgroPortal. According to Kharchenko, the pace of corn imports into the EU is ahead of the schedules of the last 5 agricultural seasons. "Ukraine is ahead of other corn suppliers to the EU, our share is currently 57%. However, competition in the corn market from the US has increased significantly, especially in more distant destinations for Ukraine, such as Spain and Portugal. China has practically not bought Ukrainian corn this season. We managed to compensate for this thanks to Turkey - corn exports to this country have increased 2 times," he ...

Source: Sinor