The value of export in 2022 is 35% lower than in 2021. Physical volumes decreased by 38,4%. But the results, as for wartime conditions, are positive. Ukrainian business exported goods worth 44,1 billion US dollars and weighing 99,8 million tons (of which 16,3 million tons - through the grain shipping corridor).

Corn is the leader. The export of this product group amounted to 24,99 million tons, worth 5,94 billion US dollars. This is 1% more than in 2021. Sunflower oil ranks 2nd in terms of export value: 5,46 billion US dollars. Reduction compared to 2021 in money -14,4%, and in volume -16,3% (4,29 million tons). Sunflower seeds are in TOP 10. Ukraine exported 2,7 million tons of this product worth 1,255 billion US dollars. This is 33 times more than last year.

Although iron ore remained in top with the export of 23,9 million tons worth 2,9 billion US dollars, at the same time we have -45,9% in volume and -57,8% in value.

Ukraine exported 11,2 million tons of wheat in the past calendar year. The value is 2,6 billion US dollars. Reduction compared to last year by 44,1% in volume and 44,7% in money terms.

3,12 million tons of rapeseed brought Ukraine 1,54 billion US dollars in revenue. In terms of volume, it is 17% more, but in terms of money -8,6%.

One of the traditional leaders of industrial export – insulated wires – earned 1,32 billion US dollars. This is 16,4% less than in 2021, which is also associated with 13,6% decrease in export volume (65,9 thousand tons).

Semi-finished steel products and hot-rolled steel - a reduce in 72% for the year. The total export volume of semi-finished products is 1,9 million tons worth 1,1 billion US dollars, and hot-rolled products are 1,3 million tons worth 1 billion US dollars.

The volume of soybean export increased by 81,6% and amounted to 1,99 million tons. The value: 862 million US dollars, which is 42% more than last year.

Ukraine exported poultry meat by 10% less - 413 thousand tons, but this brought 19% more revenue - 852 million US dollars.

Geographically, 63% of domestic export went to the EU (27,9 billion US dollars). Among the EU member states, the largest export was directed to Poland (6,6 billion US dollars), Romania (3,8 billion US dollars), Hungary (2,27 billion US dollars), Germany (2,23 billion US dollars), Italy (1,5 billion US dollars) and Spain (1,5 billion US dollars).

Outside the EU, Turkey became the largest export market (2,9 billion US dollars), ahead of China (2,46 billion US dollars). But at the same time, export to Turkey decreased by 29% during a year, and to China by 69%.

Import volume reduced by almost half (-48,1%), but in value only by 19,6%. In 2021 35 million tons of products worth 58 billion US dollars were imported. (This figure can still be significantly changed).

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