State and prospects of development of trade in agricultural goods under conditions of the Ukraine-eu association agreement

Ukhanova Inna
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Economic Relations, Odessa National University of Economics, Odessa, Ukraine e-mail: : inna.uhanova@gmail.com, ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3510-382X

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Ukhanova I. State and prospects of development of trade in agricultural goods under conditions of the Ukraine-eu association agreement. Scientific Bulletin of the Odessa National Economic University. 2021. № 5-6 (282-283). pp. 100-107.

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the state and dynamics of the main product groups in trade in agricultural products of Ukraine with the EU under the terms of the Free Trade and Association Agreement. Statistical analysis methods were used, which allowed to analyze the dynamics of exports and imports of agricultural products in terms of the EU's share in Ukraine's foreign trade in agricultural products, major commodity groups of exports and imports, commodity structure of foreign trade between Ukraine and the EU. The method of generalization was applied, which allowed to analyze the current state of use of Ukrainian producers of commodity quotas and factors that will determine the opportunities for Ukrainian exporters in the near future. Such factors include, for example, Brexit, as a result of which Ukraine must reach new trade agreements with the United Kingdom, and the crisis through COVID-19. The results demonstrate the strengthening of the position of domestically produced agricultural products in the European market and the attractiveness of trade with EU countries. The share of the EU in Ukrainian exports of agricultural products from 2011 to 2015 ranges from 26 to 28%, in 2017-2020 there was a significant increase to 33.65%. At the same time, EU countries provide the lion's share of food supplies to Ukraine - in 2006-2013, the EU's share in Ukrainian imports of agricultural products averaged 38-39%, and in 2020 reached a record 50.62%. Meanwhile, while imports of agricultural goods from the EU are characterized by a fairly diversified structure, domestic exports are characterized by dependence on several major commodity positions, which creates a risk of export supplies, especially in an environment of increasing international competition and increasing standards for standardization and certification. agricultural products. The practical significance lies in the generalization of the results of the impact of the Association Agreement, which allowed to form directions for further research aimed at making fuller use of the benefits of the Free Trade Area.

Keywords

Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, exports, imports, product groups, agricultural products, agro-industrial complex, tariff quotas.

JEL classification: F100, F130, F680 DOI: 10.32680/2409-9260-2021-5-6-282-283-100-107

УДК: 339.54

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