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The War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Global Agricultural Trade Cover

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Table 1.

Impact of the war in Ukraine on the global GDP and global trade

Tabelle 1. Auswirkungen des Ukrainekriegs auf das globale GDP und den globalen Handel

The original computing data
IndicesYears
201320142015201620172018201920202021
Gross domestic product: World, million US dollars77,097,370.278,991,149.974,598,693.175,812,114.380,640,541.585,748,800.587,106,406.784,659,88896,100,091
Merchandise exports by product group: world, annual, million US dollars18,959,33119,005,91716,556,50816,039,35517,742,59219,546,00619,004,55517,645,18022,283,819
Production of Ukraine: total cereals, million t62.963.6559.9465.5360.8369.2974.7364.6185.62
Computing results (Pearson's product–moment correlation)
Data:Sample estimates: corOther computing parameters
Gross domestic product (million US dollars, world) to production Ukraine total cereals (million t)0.7527341
  • t = 2.8008, df = 6, p-value = 0.03113

  • alternative hypothesis:

  • true correlation is not equal to 0

  • 95% confidence interval:

  • 0.1023517–0.9522851

Merchandise exports by product group world (annual, million US dollars) to production Ukraine total cereals (million t)0.8050335
  • t = 3.5904, df = 7, p-value = 0.008853

  • alternative hypothesis:

  • true correlation is not equal to 0

  • 95% confidence interval:

  • 0.3028017–0.9573287

[i] Source: Own calculations based on AMIS (2022), World Bank (2022b) and FAO (2022b)

Figure 1.

Development of the world and Ukrainian food price indices. Source: Own depiction based on WTO (2022b).

Abbildung 1. Entwicklung des FAO Welt-Lebensmittelpreis Index und des FAO Ukraine Lebensmittelpreis Index. Quelle: Eigene Darstellung basierend auf WTO (2022).

Table 2.

Results of multiple regression analysis of war consequences in Ukraine for global food price index and global supply market of cereals

Tabelle 2. Ergebnisse der multiplen Regressionsanalyse zu Auswirkungen des Ukrainekriegs auf den Lebensmittelpreisindex

Original computing data
IndicesYears
201320142015201620172018201920202021
Food price index (normal)120.13115.0393.0591.9298.0295.9295.1098.13125.73
Supply world cereal market, million t3,1493,2793,3533,4553,5183,5013,5453,6043,644
Exports Ukraine total cereals million t62.963.6559.9465.5360.8369.2974.7364.6185.62
Exports Ukraine wheat million t9.7311.2517.4218.117.7515.9421.0316.8319
Production Ukraine total cereals, million t62.963.6559.9465.5360.8369.2974.7364.6185.62
Computing outcomes (multiple regression)
Data:Multiple R-squared (adjusted R-squared):Other computing parameters
lm (formula = food price index [normal] ~ production Ukraine total cereals, million t + exports Ukraine total cereals million t + exports Ukraine wheat million t, data = data)0.9613 (0.9381)
  • Residual standard error: 3.212 on 5 degrees of freedom (one observation deleted due to missingness)

  • F-statistic: 41.41 on 3 and 5 DF, p-value: 0.0005916, Shapiro–Wilk normality test: data: Supply_fit$residuals

  • W = 0.955, p-value = 0.7449

  • Durbin–Watson statistic: 2.62

lm (formula = supply world cereal market, million t ~ exports Ukraine total cereals million t + exports Ukraine maize, million t, data = data)0.7173 (0.6231)
  • Residual standard error: 98.75 on 6 degrees of freedom (one observation deleted due to missingness)

  • F-statistic: 7.613 on 2 and 6 DF, p-value: 0.02258, Shapiro–Wilk normality test data: Food_fit$residuals

  • W = 0.94661, p-value = 0.653

  • Durbin–Watson statistic: 1.92

[i] Source: Made by the authors. Original data (AMIS, 2022; FAO, 2022b; World Bank, 2022b).

Table 3.

The development of the world and Ukrainian volumes of agricultural trade for export and import

Tabelle 3. Entwicklung des globalen und ukrainischen Handelsvolumens

IndicatorMerchandise import by product group – annual (millions, USD)2020–2015, %
Reporting economyProduct/sector201520162017201820192020
WorldTotal merchandise16,737,06716,210,51017,996,15919,840,11819,316,69217,871,990107
WorldAgricultural products1,599,2441,604,0231,766,1061,856,5141,827,5601,849,613116
WorldFood1,344,4591,358,2801,488,5491,556,5371,553,5611,601,522119
UkraineTotal merchandise37,51739,25249,60957,18860,80054,337145
UkraineAgricultural products3,8054,2624,7425,5126,1676,892181
UkraineFood3,3773,7744,1594,9035,5766,327187
Ukraine/WorldTotal merchandise0.220.240.280.290.310.30136
Ukraine/WorldAgricultural products0.240.270.270.300.340.37157
Ukraine/WorldFood0.250.280.280.310.360.40157
UkraineAgricultural products/total merchandise101110101013125
IndicatorMerchandise export by product group – annual (millions, USD)2020–2015, %
Reporting economyProduct/sector201520162017201820192020
WorldTotal merchandise16,556,50816,039,35517,742,59219,546,00619,004,55517,645,180107
WorldAgricultural products1,564,0851,584,1291,725,2091,804,0301,779,8881,803,125115
WorldFood1,331,1331,355,8361,468,8451,530,1161,526,9591,568,080118
UkraineTotal merchandise38,12736,36043,26547,33650,05449,192129
UkraineAgricultural products15,29615,98318,46019,47822,89122,931150
UkraineFood14,47615,21817,70418,52022,02022,089153
Ukraine/WorldTotal merchandise0.230.230.240.240.260.28121
Ukraine/WorldAgricultural products0.981.011.071.081.291.27130
Ukraine/WorldFood1.091.121.211.211.441.41130
UkraineAgricultural products/total merchandise404443414647116

[i] Source: Own calculations, based on FAO (2022b).

Table 4.

The rank of Ukraine among the largest international producers and exporters of agricultural products (2021–2022 marketing year)

Tabelle 4. Rang der Ukraine unter den global größten Produzenten und Exporteuren landwirtschaftlicher Produkte

ProductValue (billion $)Volume (1,000 MT)Rank among global producers/exporters% of global production /exportsTop markets
CornProduction41,900#63.50%China $1.9B, EU $1.8B, Egypt $0.5B
Export5.923,000#412%
WheatProduction33,000#74.30%Egypt $0.9B, Indonesia $0.7B, Turkey $0.4B
Export5.119,000#59%
BarleyProduction9,900#46.80%China $0.7B, Turkey $0.2B, Saudi Arabia $0.1B
Export1.35,800#317%
SunflowerProduction17,500#130.60%
Export75#93%
Sunflower OilProduction5,676#230.60%India $1.9B, EU $1.9B, China $0.9B
Export6.44,950#146%
Sunflower MealProduction5,452#227.50%
Export4,100#154%
RapeseedProduction3,015#64.20%EU $1.1B, Pakistan $0.2B, UK $0.2B
Export1.72,700#320%

[i] Source: Own calculations based on FAS (2022b).

Table 5.

Product groups of Ukrainian export in 2020

Tabelle 5. Produktgruppen des ukrainischen Exports in 2020

Product groupCost, million USDFive major target markets, % of general cost of exported products to the given countries
Cereals9,416.9China (corn – 74.5%, barley – 25.3%), Egypt (wheat – 54.5%, corn – 45.4%), Indonesia (wheat – 99.4%), Spain (corn – 84.6%, wheat – 13%), the Netherlands (corn – 98.7%)
Oil crops1,798.7Germany (rapeseed – 72.5%, soy – 25%), Turkey (soy – 85.2%, rapeseed – 10.6%), Belgium (rapeseed – 99.5%), the Netherlands (rapeseed – 72.5%, soy – 25%), Belorussia (soy – 99.9%)
Vegetable oil5,676India (sunflower oil – 99.4%), China (sunflower oil – 87.2%, soy oil – 6.7%, rape oil – 6.1%), the Netherlands (sunflower oil – 99.5%), Spain (sunflower oil – 99.9%), Iraq (sunflower oil – 100%)
Meat and cold cuts652Saudi Arabia (meat and edible poultry by-products – 100%), the Netherlands (meat and edible poultry by-products – 99.9%), the UAE (meat and edible poultry by-products – 92.6%), Belorussia (meat and edible poultry by-products – 66.7%), Azerbaijan (meat and edible poultry by-products – 47.9%)
Milk and dairy products172Moldova (butter – 33.5%, cheeses – 24.3%), Kazakhstan (cheeses – 55.3%, butter – 19.1%), Georgia (condensed milk – 32.2%, butter – 38.4%), Azerbaijan (butter – 71.2%), China (whey – 75.9%)
Fish and fish products42Germany (filleted fish – 81.6%), Denmark (filleted fish – 88.5%), Japan (filleted fish – 100%), Lithuania (filleted fish – 53.2%), Belorussia (crustaceous – 99.9%)
Fresh vegetables29Poland (peppers, aubergines, pumpkins, etc. – 27.5%, cucumbers – 34.3%), Belorussia (tomatoes – 29.2%, cabbage – 34.1%), Moldova (tomatoes – 42.3%, carrots, beets, celery – 22.8%), Spain (beans – 99%), Romania (onions – 40.5%, peppers, aubergines, pumpkins, etc. – 39.1%)
Fresh fruit and berries24Poland (berries – 70.6%, melons, watermelons – 24.3%), Belorussia (apples, pears, quince – 54.1%, apricots, sweet cherries, etc. – 13.4%, berries – 11.8%), Moldova (melons, watermelons – 55.9%, apples, pears, quince – 22.5%), the Netherlands (berries – 95.2%), the UAE (apples, pears, quince – 90.3%)
Nuts, dried fruit, candied fruit103France (walnuts – 100%), Turkey (walnuts – 99.7%), Greece (walnuts – 100%), Azerbaijan (walnuts – 99.6%), Germany (walnuts – 89%)
Cocoa and cocoa products201.4Russian Federation (cocoa paste – 99.3%), Romania (chocolate – 100%), Belorussia (chocolate – 99.9%), Kazakhstan (chocolate – 99.9%), Bulgaria (chocolate – 100%)
Honey, sugar and sugar products389Poland (natural honey – 64.2%, confectionery without cocoa – 30.7%), Germany (natural honey – 69.5%, confectionery without cocoa – 30.4%), Romania (confectionery without cocoa – 59.2%, natural honey – 22.7%), Turkey (sugar – 52.6%, natural honey – 29.5%), Belorussia (confectionery without cocoa – 88%)

[i] Source: Own depiction, based on Ivchenko et al. (2021).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/boku-2023-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5430 (formerly 0006-5471) | Journal ISSN: 0006-5471
Language: English, German
Page range: 91 - 105
Submitted on: May 1, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 30, 2023
Published on: Feb 27, 2024
Published by: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

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