EU countries bought up 70% of Ukrainian honey exports

Ukraine exported 36.4 thousand tons of products worth over $84 million in the first 10 months of 2025.

This was announced on Facebook by Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture Taras Vysotsky during a forum dedicated to the European integration of the Ukrainian honey sector.

He noted that Ukraine has traditionally been among the top 5 world honey exporters. More than 70% of the volume of honey exported this year was sent to EU countries.

“Ukrainian beekeeping continues to develop even in difficult war conditions. Ukraine is one of the leaders in honey exports to the EU. This indicates the high quality, trust and competitiveness of our products. The development of digital tools, modernization of production and strengthening of quality control are gradually creating conditions for scaling exports not only to the EU, but also to the markets of Asia and the Middle East,” the Deputy Minister noted.

According to him, Ukraine should ensure full compliance with EU standards and increase the traceability of production. That is, clearly record where the honey comes from, which apiaries produced it, and how the quality was checked. Such an approach will open up access to new and long-term market opportunities for Ukrainian beekeepers.

Taras Vysotsky noted that today the Register of Apiary Passports includes 62,697 apiaries and over 2.84 million bee colonies.

“According to experts, integration into the EU market can increase Ukrainian honey exports by 25–30% in the next three years. Our task is to do everything to make this forecast a reality,” he concluded.

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