This season, Ukrainian supermarket shelves are predominantly stocked with imported stone fruits due to significant losses from spring frosts.
Ukraine is losing not only its harvest but also market opportunities.
The situation highlights deeper structural issues: inadequate orchard protection, lack of state support, and insufficient adoption of modern technologies.
Read MoreIn the 2025/26 marketing year, Ukraine exported 1.297 million tons of grains and legumes, which is 2.143 million tons or 2.6 times less than last year. Ukrainian wheat exports reached 487,000 tons, a decrease of 951,000 tons or 2.9 times compared to last year. Barley exports totaled 191,000 tons, while no rye has been exported abroad so far. Ukrainian corn exports reached 898,000 tons, which is 965,000 tons or 2.4 times less than last year.
Read MoreIn January–June 2025, Ukraine imported 19,400 tons of cheese, a 15.5% increase compared to the same period last year. In monetary terms, cheese imports in the first half of the year increased by 23% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching $122.1 million. Cheeses were primarily imported to Ukraine from Poland (43.7%), Germany (13.2%), and the Netherlands (8.5%).
Read MoreAccording to the State Customs Service, Ukraine sold 24.4 thousand tons of honey to foreign markets in January–June 2025, earning $53.261 million from honey exports.
In total, in 2024, Ukraine sold 85.8 thousand tons of honey to foreign markets, with companies earning $166.953 million from honey sales, according to the State Customs Service.
Read MoreIn January–May 2025, Ukraine exported 9.6 thousand tons of dairy whey, a 17.7% decrease compared to the same period last year.
However, in monetary terms, exports increased by 16% compared to the first five months of 2024, reaching $7.3 million. The most active buyers of Ukrainian dairy whey during these five months were Poland (32.3%), China (24%) and Jordan (11.5%).
Read MoreWatermelons from Turkey, Greece, and Azerbaijan dominate the shelves of Ukrainian stores in 2025. Since the beginning of 2025, a total of 7,260.38 tons of watermelons have been imported into Ukraine’s customs territory.
Overall, the geography of Ukrainian imports is significantly broader. Watermelons are also imported from Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Moldova, and other countries.
Read MoreThe American market continues to lead in the structure of Ukrainian processed crude iron exports: in the first half of 2025, over 77% of the foreign exchange revenue from the sale of this product came from the USA.
In January–June 2025, Ukraine increased crude iron export volumes by 47.5% in physical terms, reaching 883.2 thousand tons compared to 598.9 thousand tons in the same period of the previous year. In monetary terms, exports increased by...
Read MoreIn January–June 2025, Ukraine exported 64.8 thousand tons of eggs, a 96% increase compared to the same period last year.
In monetary terms, egg exports in the first half of this year brought in 2.6 times more than in the same period of 2024, reaching $87.5 million.
The main buyers of Ukrainian eggs in the first half of 2025 were Croatia (14%), the United Kingdom (12.9%) and Spain (10.9%).
Read MoreUkraine is imposing definitive anti-dumping duties for a period of 5 years on fresh cucumbers and tomatoes from Turkey. The relevant decision was made by the Interdepartmental Commission for International Trade.
Read MoreAccording to the results of the 2024/2025 marketing year (MY), Moldova became the largest importer of Ukrainian flour, purchasing 23.5 thousand tons.
In the export structure of the 2024/2025 MY, the wheat flour indicator reduced to 66.7 thousand tons, while in the previous season Ukrainian producers supplied 92.5 thousand tons. At the same time, about 46% of the export volume fell to EU countries.
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