Ukraine is rapidly increasing its exports of frozen raspberries, blackberries, and other berries: their value rose from $53.4 million in 2023 to $114.6 million in 2024 and $176.4 million in 2025, according to a study of Ukraine’s berry and nut sector presented at the forum “Development of Exports in Ukraine’s Berry and Nut Sector” in Kyiv last week.
According to Olga Gvozdeva, advisor to the director of the State Agency “Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development,” the main markets for these products are Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and France, reported a correspondent for the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
According to the study, exports of fresh berries—blueberries, blackberries, and cranberries—declined to $22.4 million in 2025 after growing from $16.8 million in 2023 to $27.9 million in 2024. The main buyers remain the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Moldova.
According to the study, exports of shelled walnuts, after increasing from $68.1 million in 2023 to $82 million in 2024, fell to $61.9 million in 2025. The largest buyers of this product were France and the Netherlands.
Exports of walnuts in shell also declined—from $8.6 million in 2024 to $5.5 million in 2025, with Iraq remaining the main market, the document states.
“After a decline in 2022, we are now gradually catching up to previous levels,” Gvozdeva noted.
The study of Ukraine’s berries and nuts sector was prepared by the Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development based on data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the State Customs Service of Ukraine, and FAOSTAT.