Agricultural products provided 56% of Ukraine’s exports in 2025, despite a decrease in the share

The indicator of Ukrainian agricultural exports is lower than in 2024, but remains the third highest since independence.

This was reported by the Deputy Director of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics” Mykola Pugachev, writes Latifundist.

In 2025, agricultural products formed 56% of Ukraine’s total exports and retained first place in the structure of supplies abroad. Although the share of agricultural exports decreased compared to 2024 (then it was 60%), the current result is called the third highest since Ukraine’s independence.

The total volume of foreign trade in agricultural products in 2025 is estimated at $31.83 billion – this is 3% less than a year earlier. At the same time, exports decreased by 9% to $22.71 billion, and imports increased by 13% to $9.12 billion.

One of the key reasons for the decline in export revenue was the decrease in supplies to the European Union. During the year, the terms of trade with the EU changed several times, and new rules that will be in effect until 2028 were approved only at the end of 2025.

At the same time, the role of value-added products in the structure of agricultural exports increased. These include ready-made food products, flour, dairy products, starch and other processed goods. In 2025, their exports brought in $4.4 billion, and the share of such products was almost 20% of agricultural exports.

The dynamics of trade were also affected by Russian attacks on the port infrastructure of the Odessa region and the Danube region, which intensified at the end of the year and complicated the export of both raw materials and processed goods.

Also, the day before, USM informed that farmers called for the opening of saltpeter imports through Ukrainian ports.