Cheese imports rose by more than half in January

In January 2022, Ukraine imported 4.3 thousand tons of cheese, which is 54.3% more than the first month of 2021. For the purchase was spent $21.7 million – 61.9% more than in January 2021.

This is evidenced by data from the State Customs Service, reports ProAgo Group, citing AgroTimes.

Cheese was imported to Ukraine mainly from Poland ($ 9.5 million), Germany ($4.4 million) and the Netherlands ($ 1.8 million).

Export of Ukrainian cheese in January 2022 reached 310.3 tons – 24.4% less than the same period last year. In money terms, exports brought $1.2 million, which is 13.7% less than in January 2021.

The largest buyers of domestic cheese in January 2022 were Moldova ($751 thousand), Kazakhstan ($285.2 thousand) and Georgia ($55.9 thousand).