During the period of martial law in Ukraine, the number of enterprises producing products of animal origin that have the right to export their products to the territory of the European Union has increased, their number increased by 33 (or 8.5%) compared to the winter of 2021 – up to 418 from 385.
As reported on the website of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (Gosprodpotrebsluzhby) on Tuesday, the number of Ukrainian exporters of dairy products increased the most – by 11, fish products – by six, snails and products from them – by five.
“The Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, which was concluded in 2014 and entered into force in 2017, provides an opportunity for Ukrainian manufacturers to significantly expand sales markets. The start of Russian aggression did not stop this process, in particular, due to the abolition of duties for Ukrainian goods on territory of the EU for a period of one year, starting from June 4 of the current year.
According to him, among the Ukrainian exporters of products intended for human consumption, there are 72 producers of bee honey, 40 – dairy products, 37 – fish products. Among the exporters of products not intended for human consumption, down and feathers are most exported to the EU – 67, casein – 49, raw hides – 46.
The State Food and Consumer Service recalled that in order to export food products of its own production to the EU, a business entity must submit a request to the territorial body of the Service for approval of export capacities in accordance with Order No. 38 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy dated February 10, 2016.
