28k tons of tomatoes were imported to Ukraine in January-September

Ukraine in January-September 2017 imported 28.3 thousand tons of tomatoes worth of US$ 17.68 million.

The data of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine shows that the main suppliers of tomatoes to Ukraine in January-September 2017 were Turkey (US$ 16.41 million), Netherlands (US$ 393,000) and Spain (US$ 212 thousand). Deliveries from these countries amounted to 26.26 thousand tons, 0.63 thousand tons and 0.43 thousand tons of tomatoes, respectively.

In 2016, Ukraine imported 36.63 thousand tons of tomatoes for the amount of US$ 29.53 million.

Reference: in 2016, Ukraine exported tomatoes for US$ 17.2 million, which is 65% (US$ 6.8 million) more than the indicator of Y2015 — US$ 10.4 million.