ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF THE EXPORT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM UKRAINE

Abstract

Certain aspects of the export of medicinal plants from Ukraine have been investigated in the article. Sales of medicinal plants abroad in the period from 2006 to 2020 in-kind and monetary worth have been analyzed. The geographical structure of export of Ukrainian medicinal plants and the structure of export of medicinal plants from Ukraine by species has been studied. The characteristic positive and negative tendencies inherent in the export of medicinal plants from Ukraine has been revealed and generalized. Importance of medicinal plant production for the national economy of Ukraine, the ability to partially meet the demand for medicinal plants in the world, in particular in European countries, and the factors that determine the economic feasibility of given production has been emphasized.

Keywords

• medicinal plant production, export capacity, evaluation of the market, structure of export of medicinal plants