According to the latest FAOSTAT data, the top ten largest potato-producing countries include China, India, Ukraine, the United States, Russia, Germany, Bangladesh, France, Poland, and the Netherlands.
Specifically, the largest potato producers in 2023 were the following countries:
Read MoreIn 2024, Ukraine maintained a high level of apple concentrate exports for the fourth consecutive year.
In first place is apple concentrate, followed by walnuts, then frozen raspberries, other frozen fruits (mainly blueberries), and fresh fruits (apples and blueberries). For January–August 2024, Ukrainian exports have already reached nearly the level of exports for the entire previous year.
Read MoreIn 2024, Ukraine imported 38.3 thousand tons of cheese, which is 13.6% more than the previous year. In monetary terms, cheese imports increased by 13.1% compared to 2023, reaching $227.1 million.
Cheeses were primarily imported to Ukraine from Poland (41%), Germany (19.2%), and the Netherlands (8.9%). The volume of Ukrainian cheese exports in 2024 grew at a faster pace than imports: +39.3% compared to 2023, reaching 12.4 thousand tons.
Read MoreThe volume of taxable imports of goods transported by road last year decreased by 15.6%, or 2 million tons. Specifically, in 2023, this figure reached 13.1 million tons, while in 2024 it dropped to 11.0 million tons, according to the Center for Transport Strategies (CTS).
Customs officials emphasize that this pertains to goods with the highest level of tax burden.
Read MoreIn 2024, Ukraine imported 7,562,556 thousand tons of petroleum products (under the HS code 2710: gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, etc.), which is 1.1% less than in 2023 (7,646,537 thousand tons).
Petroleum products were imported for a total of $6,820.605 million, which is 12.9% less than in 2023 ($7,831.477 million).
Read MoreIn 2024, the import of tin and tin products increased by 16.9%, reaching $3.188 million (with $338 thousand in December). Tin exports amounted to $389 thousand, compared to $159 thousand in 2023, with no exports recorded in December.
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Ukraine continues to be one of the world’s leading wealth exporters.
In 2024, the country’s share of global wheat exports reached 7.9%. This is a significant achievement for Ukrainian farmers, who are overcoming numerous challenges, including economic difficulties and a complex geopolitical situation.
Read MoreThe trade turnover of agricultural products between Ukraine and Egypt in 2024 reached $1.4 billion. It is a 32% increase compared to the previous year.
This was announced by Ukraine’s Minister of agrarian policy and food, Vitaliy Koval, during a meeting with the newly appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Ukraine, Barakat Ali Elleithy.
Read MoreUkraine is working on optimizing the operations of Danube ports and developing railway and road infrastructure to ensure the delivery of goods to port terminals.
This was reported by the Ministry of communities and territories development of Ukraine following a Quint format meeting, which brought together representatives from Ukraine, the United States, Romania, Moldova, and the European Commission (DG MOVE).
Read MoreIn 2024, Ukrainian producers gained access to foreign markets for 16 product groups across 9 countries worldwide.
Throughout the past year, global markets opened up for the following Ukrainian products:
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