Presentation by Benno Grimberg

THE BRIGHT

SIDE OF UKRAINE

The Netherlands-Ukraine Business Forum

Hotel Van der Valk Den Haag-Nootdorp

30 March 2016

Introduction by Benno Grimberg

Grimco Trade Holland, Director

PIB FoodTechLink Ukraine, Coordinator

SUNFLOWEROIL AND SEEDS

SUNFLOWEROIL AND SEEDS

• Ukraine: number 1 global producer & exporter of sunflower oil

• EU: major destination of Ukrainian exports

SUNFLOWEROIL AND SEEDS

• Global market dominated by non-EU countries

• European market dependent on import of sunflower oil & seeds

• Ukraine should face no EU import restrictions!

POULTRY

POULTRY

• Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP): absolute leader in poultry meat

production in Ukraine, about 35% market share

• Dutch industry produces 80% of world’s capacity of poultry

processing machinery

• More focus on animal welfare: contributes to sustainable farming

POULTRY

• MHP uses Dutch poultry slaughtering equipment supplied by

• GD Animal Health in Deventer-NL is ‘teaming up for animal health,

in the interest of animals, their owners and society at large'

• 17th March 2016 in Kyiv:

Yuriy Kosyuk, CEO at MHP

Ynte Schukken, Chief Scientific Officer at GD Animal Health

signed an agreement to improve animal welfare at MHP

BERRIES

BERRIES

• Berries & grapes: 50% of total value of all fruit sold in Ukraine

• Still Ukraine faces lack of industrial capacities and professional

development of raw materials

• Blueberry, bramble and honeysuckle are

niche berries on local market

• Growers use Dutch planting material

• Production and export of berries is promising

due to current trends on the EU fruit market

BERRIES

• Growing Ukrainian demand for planting material

• Growing Ukrainian demand for processing, packaging and storage

equipment, new/2nd life/used, supplied by PIB FoodTechLInk

Ukraine partners

HONEY

HONEY

• Ukraine: one of major global honey producers, 6% market share

• Ukraine: number 1 European honey producer

• Less than 25% of UA honey is exported

• Biggest importers of UA honey: Germany, Austria, Poland

• Tax free export to EU: quota 5.000 tons in 2016

• Quota exhausted in January 2016!

HONEY

• Major producers in the world: China, Turkey, USA, Ukraine,

Argentina

• Major consumers in the world: USA, EU

• Chinese annual production: about 400.000 tons

• Dutch annual production: about 1.500 tons

• Dutch import of honey: about 45% from China

• EU quota for 0% import tax of UA honey should be lifted!

WALNUTS

WALNUTS

• Ukraine in Top 5 global list walnut producers

• Ukrainian harvest: about 86% from private households

• Average harvest volume: 100-120 thousand tons

• Expected annual harvest volume: 150 thousand tons till 2020

• Ukrainian export: more than 50%, mostly unprocessed

WALNUTS

• Major global producers: China, Iran, USA, Turkey

• Major global importers: Germany, USA, Japan, Russia

• Ukrainian walnuts: more than 50% exported

• EU import duties: 0% since April 2014

• Next step in UA: commercial production development

• Processing & packaging equipment

MUSHROOMS

MUSHROOMS

• Growing, picking & processing of mushrooms: strongly

developing market in Ukraine

• Necessary mushroom farm and processing equipment: imported

• The Netherlands: knowledge & experience centre!

MUSHROOMS

Mushroom processing factory in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Floor Plan

SAUCES AND DRESSINGS

SAUCES AND DRESSINGS

• March 2016 – introduction Remia brand to Ukrainian food retail

• Remia assortment exported to Ukraine:

• Whisky Cocktail sauce 250ml

• Chilli sauce 250ml

• Mustard Honey dressing squeeze bottle 250ml

• Balsamico dressing squeeze bottle 250ml

• Italian dressing 250ml

• Caesar dressing 250ml

• Blue Cheese dressing 250ml

• French dressing 250ml

SAUCES AND DRESSINGS

• Mass market served by Ukrainian producers

• Dutch suppliers of processing & packaging lines

• Niche market for premium quality products and specialties

CONFECTIONERY

CONFECTIONERY

• Netherlands Confectionery market served by

Chinese lollypops (mass production)

• Handmade specialties: soon imported from Ukraine!

• More opportunities for Ukrainian Confectionery

• Several Ukrainian producers meet European quality

and food safety standards

• Anuga 2015 & ISM 2016 in Cologne: Ukrainian

companies ready for Europe!

CONFECTIONERY

• Dutch suppliers of equipment for the confectionery industry,

experienced in doing business in Ukraine

NL ready for more intensive trade

relations with UA?

YES!www.foodtechlink.com www.grimco.com.ua