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Why Ukraine's economy is so vital to the world

The war-torn nation's top exports
1. Corn
1. Corn
2. Sunflower oil
2. Sunflower oil
3. Sunflower seeds
3. Sunflower seeds
4. Wheat
4. Wheat
5. Rapeseed
5. Rapeseed
6. Barley
6. Barley
6. Meat
6. Meat
6. Chicken eggs
6. Chicken eggs
7. Sugar
7. Sugar
8. Iron ore
8. Iron ore
9. Steel
9. Steel
10. Neon
10. Neon
11. Uranium
11. Uranium
12. Titanium
12. Titanium
13. Other important commodities
13. Other important commodities
14. IT services
14. IT services
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The war-torn nation's top exports

As well as unleashing human suffering and destruction, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is ravaging the nation's economy, which is expected to shrink by over 45% this year. The so-called 'breadbasket of the world', Ukraine is a leading exporter of agricultural products, not to mention a major supplier of hard commodities and services crucial to the global economy.

As the country restores old ports in a bid to ship emergency supplies of grain – amid news that 22% of its farmland is now occupied by Russian troops – ​read on as we reveal what the country supplies to the rest of the world and how the war is leading to dire consequences on an international scale.

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Daniel Coughlin

12 July 2022

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