Over the past five years, Ukraine has gained access to 91 new markets, the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Serhiy Tkachuk, said during a public report on the results of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in 2024.
He noted that in 2020, there was a certain decline in the pace of opening new markets for Ukrainian agricultural products. Thus, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Ukrainian agricultural products have been able to enter only 13 new markets, while in 2019 this figure was 32 new markets.
Among the negative factors affecting the expansion of the geography of agricultural sales, he also mentioned the war, which at the same time allowed the launch of a new type of product quality control system – online audits. However, not all countries agree to use them, in particular, Moldova does not agree to work on this principle.
Tkachuk emphasized that the government planned to open 14 new markets in 2024, but was lucky to increase this figure to 16 new markets. These include access for Ukrainian honey to the Chinese market, poultry to Bahrain, egg products to Canada, and flour and feed to Israel.
“In general, Ukraine currently has the right to export agricultural products to 364 trade destinations,” added the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
He said that in 2025, Ukraine hopes to open the Chinese market for Ukrainian peas and wild-caught aquatic products, pet food, poultry and flour. The Ukrainian government is also negotiating to open the UK market for Ukrainian beef.
