Ukraine-EU agricultural trade rises by 11%

Trade in agricultural and food products between Ukraine and the EU reached $8.55 bln in January-June 2026, up $847 mln, or 11%, from the same period last year, according to Mykola Pugachov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Agrarian Economics.

Ukraine’s agricultural exports to the EU grew faster than imports. Export revenues increased by $624 mln, while imports rose by $221 mln. As a result, Ukraine’s agricultural trade surplus with the EU increased to $3.47 bln.

Ukraine’s main agricultural trading partners in the EU remain Poland, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and France. Together, these six countries account for around 70% of Ukraine’s total agricultural trade with the European Union.

Ukraine is also actively using the duty-free quotas under the updated trade terms with the EU. As of early July, the annual wheat quota had been fully exhausted. The quota for apple juice was 91% filled, poultry meat and eggs — 75%, ethanol — 64%, honey — 61%, and sugar and sweet corn — 59%.

The Institute of Agrarian Economics expects Ukraine-EU agricultural trade ties to strengthen further. Problems with maritime exports are providing an additional impetus, prompting Ukrainian companies to make greater use of European transit routes and adjust their agricultural logistics.

Tags: EU, agricultural products, Ukraine