Food market in Ukraine

store, agricultural products, agricultural service, alcohol, alcoholic beverages, beef, beer, beverages, biotech, bread, butter, cheese, confectionery, convenience stores, dairy products, dried fruits, drinks, fast food, fast-food, food additives, food processing, food retail, food service, frozen fish, fruit, fruit, fruits, hypermarkets, ingredients, meat, meat products, meats, milk, pet food, pet food, pork, red meats, restaurant, restaurant, restaurants, restaurants, seafood products, snack, soya, spirits, supermarket, supermarkets, vegetable, vegetables, wine,

required report public distribution date 9 29 2006 gain number up6017 ukraine exporter guide food market developments in approved by garth thorburn agricultural attaché office of affairs prepared oleksandr tarassevych specialist highlights the ukrainian retail and processing sectors are rapidly developing have potential to become significant regional suppliers especially for former soviet union countries trading environment is complicated non transparent exporters advised secure an experienced partner with established contacts who capable navigating myriad obstacles facing imported products includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled kiev up1 up usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 22 unclassified table contents section i overview 3 macroeconomic performance other indicators investments 4 ii business tips 6 local practices customs general consumer tastes preferences 7 standards regulations 8 import inspection procedures competition 10 iii sector structure trends 12