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Foreign Agricultural Service
u.s. department of agriculture

Ukraine Agricultural Production and TradeApril 2022



Fast Facts

  • Ukraine is one of the world’s top agricultural producers and exporters and plays a critical role in supplying oilseeds and grains to the global market.
  • More than 55 percent of Ukraine’s land area is arable land.
  • Agriculture provides employment for 14 percent of Ukraine’s population.
  • Agricultural products are Ukraine’s most important exports. In 2021 they totaled $27.8 billion, accounting for 41 percent of the country’s $68 billion in overall exports.



Ukraine Agricultural Production and Exports (2021/22 Marketing Year)

- Production Exports
Product Volume (1,000 MT) Rank Among Global Producers % of Global Production Volume (1,000 MT) Rank Among Global Exporters % of Global Exports
Corn 41,900 #5 3.5% 23,000 #4 12%
Wheat 33,000 #7 4.3% 19,000 #5 9%
Sunflower 17,500 #1 30.6% 75 #9 3%
Barley 9,900 #4 6.8 5,800 #3 17%
Sunflower Oil 5,676 #2 30.6% 4,950 #1 46%
Sunflower Meal 5,452 #2 27.5% 4,100 #1 54%
Rapeseed 3,015 #6 4.2% 2,700 #3 20%

Source: USDA WASDE and PSD Database, updated March 9, 2022


Ukraine Agricultural Exports (2021 Calender Year)

Product Value Top Markets
TOTAL $27.8 billion EU $7.7B China $4.2B India $2.0B
Sunflower Oil $6.4 billion India $1.9B EU $1.9B China $0.9B
Corn $5.9 billion China $1.9B EU $1.8B Egypt $0.5B
Wheat $5.1 billion Egypt $0.9B Indonesia $0.7B Turkey $0.4B
Rapeseed $1.7 billion EU $1.1B Pakistan $0.2B UK $0.2B
Barley $1.3 billion China $0.7B Turkey $0.2B S. Arabia $0.1B
Sunflower Oilcake $1.2 billion China $0.6B EU $0.3B Belarus $0.1B

Source: Trade Data Monitor LLC