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The EU will actually import less wheat, barley, and sugar from Ukraine compared to the 2016 free trade agreement, but the quotas are increasing

Sugar producers in Ukraine are searching for new sales markets as the cancellation of trade-free access with the EU has become a shock for them.

Currently, the primary market for domestic sugar has become the Middle East and North Africa, where Ukraine has convenient logistics through the Black and Mediterranean Seas. This was reported by Yana Kavushevska, head of the National Sugar Producers Association of Ukraine "Ukrsugar", writes NV Business. According to her, on the global market, this product loses out due to high container transportation costs. Over 80% of white sugar trade involves container transportation, which remains expensive for Ukrainian exporters due to the need for additional transshipment at the Constanta port. In the global white sugar market, for example in Africa, Ukraine loses competition to Polish and German manufacturers who do not have problems with port and container line access. Kavushevska noted that logistics and its costs are decisive for export, so Ukraine has few opportunities for maneuvering. In 2024 and 2025, the EU remained a priority market for Ukrainian sugar, but currently Libya, North ...