According to the official statistics figures, in 2015/2016 MY the imports of baking mixes for production of bakery products to Ukraine totaled 1.71 thousand tons, down by 23% YoY (2.21 thousand tons). Countries of the European Union became the main suppliers of the product (nearly 97%).
Export volumes of baking mixes from Ukraine were almost similar to the import volumes. In 2015/2016 MY, Ukraine supplied 1.24 thousand tons of the products to foreign markets, down by 4% YoY (1.29 thousand tons). Belarus became the major importer of the products (97%). Moldova and Georgia imported 2% of the supplied baking mixes.
In terms of the current development and expansion of the flour export market, the segment of baking mixes supplying from Ukraine may become rather perspective, which allows diversifying the production capacities and increasing the range of exported products. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)