India has opened its market to apples from Ukraine, the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Serhiy Tkachuk, said on Facebook.
“We have important news in the context of opening new foreign markets for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products. Recently, the first trial batch of Ukrainian apples arrived in the Republic of India. The Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare of India has confirmed the successful completion of the inspection activities of this batch. The Indian side highly appreciated the quality of Ukrainian products and their compliance with the established requirements,” he wrote on Monday.
The head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection noted that foreign partners positively assessed compliance with the criteria and requirements for the selection, pre-shipment storage, processing and transportation of Ukrainian agricultural products to India.
Tkachuk thanked the Indian side for the fruitful cooperation and expressed hope that it would continue.
The Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection assured that the agency, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will continue to work to expand opportunities for Ukrainian producers. “Support for the state’s economy and Ukrainian exporters is vital in the context of a full-scale war,” he summarized.
