Trade Trends -Eurasian Economic Union: Trade in Fresh Onions, Shallots

摘要

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is an economic union of countries located in Central and Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. The EAEU includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Although the union came into force in 2015, this article examines longer trends in onion trade involving those countries.Overall, imports of fresh onions and shallots into the EAEU countries are far greater than exports. According to the United Nations international trade statistics, the five countries imported 328,000 metric tons (MT) of onions in 2018 and exported 116,000 MT. In the10-year period from 2009 to 2018, imports fluctuated, with a slightly declining overall trend. Exports remained relatively stable.