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The Imports of Processed Fruit Products From Ukraine to the EU Member States After Trade Liberalization in 2022 Cover

The Imports of Processed Fruit Products From Ukraine to the EU Member States After Trade Liberalization in 2022

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|Jul 2025

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Figure 1.

Monthly imports of AJC from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024
Source: Eurostat (n.d.).
Monthly imports of AJC from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024 Source: Eurostat (n.d.).

Figure 2.

Monthly imports of frozen raspberries from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024
Source: Eurostat (n.d.).
Monthly imports of frozen raspberries from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024 Source: Eurostat (n.d.).

Figure 3.

Monthly imports of frozen strawberries from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024
Source: Eurostat (n.d.).
Monthly imports of frozen strawberries from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024 Source: Eurostat (n.d.).

Figure 4.

Monthly imports of frozen blackcurrants from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024
Source: Eurostat (n.d.).
Monthly imports of frozen blackcurrants from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024 Source: Eurostat (n.d.).

Figure 5.

Monthly imports of frozen sour cherries from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024
Source: Eurostat (n.d.).
Monthly imports of frozen sour cherries from Ukraine to the EU Member States between June 2017 and May 2024 Source: Eurostat (n.d.).

The imports of frozen blackcurrants to the EU Member States before and after the liberalization of trade with Ukraine (kg)

ItemAverage annual imports of frozen blackcurrants from UkraineImport between June and MayChanges in imports (Lib–Ref)/Ref (%)
Reference periodLiberalization period2022/2023 year2023/2024 year
Poland51,433623,0451,188,86357,2261111
Germany20,460143,205283,8902,520600
Czechia16,345114,328198,41530,240599
Romania10,08052,080104,1600417
Austria10,67616,44020,00012,88054
Netherlands010,12520,2500n/a
Lithuania20,08010,00020,0000–50
Italy05,25010,5000n/a
Latvia1,4005,1258,2502,000266%
Bułgaria03,9006,0001,800n/a
Slovakia03,17506,350n/a
Portugal02,18504,370n/a
Greece02925830n/a
EU-27140,179989,1491,860,911117,386–100

Imports of frozen strawberries (kg) to the EU Member States before and after the liberalization of trade with Ukraine (kg)

ItemAverage annual imports of frozen strawberries from UkraineImport between June and MayChanges in imports (Lib–Ref)/Ref (%)
Reference periodLiberalization period2022/2023 year2023/2024 year
Poland2,357,7622,246,5102,895,0561,597,964–5
Czechia40,814319,144189,639448,648682
Austria240,477305,410206,600404,22027
Germany181,089225,685262,970188,40025
Netherlands88,608127,278103,573150,98344
Italy50,31594,950136,48053,42089
Portugal084,118084,118n/a
Belgium193,17548,67884,23613,120–75
Lithuania64,23839,56323,11056,015–38
France143,45831,71540,71022,720–78
Slovakia020,160020,160n/a
Bułgaria55214,23711,63816,8362,479
Romania4894,4918,9820819
Estonia12,900000–100
Hungary7,520000–100
EU-273,398,6093,509,7993,962,9943,056,6043

Changes in the imports of selected fruit products from Poland to other EU Member States after the liberalization of trade with Ukraine in 2022

ItemPoland’s share in the importsThe volume of import from Poland (kg)Change in imports from Poland in relations to reference period
Reference period (%)2022/2023 (%)2023/2024 (%)Reference period (%)2022/20232023/20242022/2023 (%)2023/2024 (%)
Apple juice concentrate
Austria253512145,330196,80461,98235–57
Germany444642737,984592,056522,978–20–29
Netherlands225133152,163319,510167,69511010
Frozen raspberries
Germany272927193,767158,658177,915–18–8
France10161330,85642,64839,1673827
Belgium18161833,34922,73424,748–32–26
Austria3975,6478,51511,54251104
Netherlands34202246,54614,99218,317–68–61
Frozen strawberries
Germany321818349,579162,315153,014–54–56
France171314100,02277,28896,101–23–4
Netherlands22109123,42658,30845,404–53–63
Belgium8231127,177113,55442,36731856
Frozen blackcurrants
Germany87657898,48660,59364,584–38–34
Netherlands90547733,11918,96231,964–43–3
Belgium74787923,28217,19717,870–26–23
France5635338,1876,4766,422–21–22
Austria5154385,0305,4694,1489–18
Frozen sour cherries
Germany494751252,640195,434188,953–23–25
Netherlands42285432,0081916442,061–4031
Austria821226,38312,85715,500101143
France38423625,70628,14429,488915
Belgium23161815,3999,1549,398–41–39

The imports of frozen sour cherries to the EU Member States before and after the liberalization of trade with Ukraine (kg)

ItemAverage annual imports of frozen sour cherries from UkraineImport between June and MayChanges in imports (Lib–Ref)/Ref (%)
Reference periodLiberalization period2022/2023 year2023/2024 year
Czechia10082,630164,0001,26082,530
Austria247,16980,000160,0000–68
Poland637,92877,580155,1554–88
Bułgaria038,73033,99043,470n/a
Germany020,00040,0000n/a
Netherlands20,14710,94521,8900–46
Estonia04,4108,8200n/a
Romania02,5005,0000n/a
Latvia01,00002,000n/a
Italy3,0006301,2600–79
EU-27911,356318,425590,11546,734–65

The imports of frozen raspberries to the EU Member States before and after the liberalization of trade with Ukraine (kg)

ItemAverage annual imports of frozen raspberries from UkraineImport between June and MayChanges in imports (Lib–Ref)/Ref (%)
Reference periodLiberalization period2022/2023 year2023/2024 year
Poland7,930,34122,117,07925,767,95918,466,198179
Germany1,068,4105,485,1002,323,4208,646,780413
Czechia809,0724,226,4063,060,4845,392,327422
Lithuania653,3451,988,9141,978,4951,999,333204
Austria832,9021,452,627758,9252,146,32874
Italy180,7081,376,083927,4661,824,700661
Portugal01,328,98002,657,959n/a
Belgium211,778914,162622,7471,205,577332
France368,766618,813235,2501,002,37568
Netherlands149,541390,439353,072427,806161
Bulgaria0327,570322,720332,420n/a
Estonia48,138130,09588,620171,570170
Slovakia0126,24041,790210,689n/a
Denmark10,00094,80419,568170,040848
Slovenia077,00940,302113,715n/a
Romania7,16276,26844,336108,200965
Latvia64,90066,06552,13080,0002
Hungary44,54051,07595,8506,30015
Spain013,120026,240n/a
Sweden010,125020,250n/a
Finland010,00020,0000n/a
Greece02595180n/a
EU-2712,395,87640,881,23036,753,65245,008,807230

The imports of apple juice concentrate (AJC) from Ukraine to the EU Member States before and after the introduction of trade liberalization in 2022 (kg)

ItemAverage annual imports of AJC from UkraineImport between June and MayChanges in imports (Lib–Ref)/Ref (%)
Reference periodLiberalization period2022/2023 year2023/2024 year
Poland3,458,87023,954,11534,058,95713,849,273593
Germany1,494,43113,917,04412,722,59215,111,495831
Austria011,052,6909,837,60012,267,780n/a
Netherlands1,036,3292,220,1871,629,9452,810,429114
Estonia05,50011,0000n/a
Bulgaria038,38910,02666,752n/a
Lithuania013,8802,43025,330n/a
Spain0343,095130686,060n/a
France0120,9500241,900n/a
Finland037,385074,770n/a
Denmark036,750073,500n/a
Hungary022,000044,000n/a
Czechia011,500023,000n/a
Slovakia010,000020,000n/a
EU-275,989,62951,771,98558,272,68045,271,289764
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/204784 | Journal eISSN: 2392-3458 | Journal ISSN: 0044-1600
Language: English
Page range: 24 - 49
Submitted on: Oct 30, 2024
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Accepted on: May 7, 2025
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Published on: Jul 5, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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