In recent years, Ukraine has been among the top-5 largest suppliers of organic products to the EU. Until 2030, it is planned to increase the export of organic foods to $1 billion, the Ministry of Agrarian Products and Food reports.
“In recent years, Ukraine has consistently been among the top-5 largest suppliers of organic products to the EU. In particular, in 2020, it ranked the world’s 4th out of 123 countries in terms of the volume of exports of organic products to the EU, holding a 7.8% share of the total volume of organic products imported to the bloc,” the statement reads.
According to the ministry, over the past five years, the area of land used for organic food production in Ukraine has increased almost 1.5-fold, from 289,000 hectares in 2017 to 422,000 hectares in 2021. Ukraine is the largest exporter to the EU of organic grain and oil products, soybeans, honey, vegetables and fruits along with processed products. A total of 528 operators currently operate in full compliance with the rules of organic production.
First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotskyi says by 2030 Ukraine plans to have increased the export of organic products to $1 billion, now continuing to actively move toward the target, while improving national legislation in the relevant field. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)
