Ukraine increased exports of agricultural products to 22%

2019-11-18 12:08:15
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Ukraine increased exports of agricultural products to 22%

Within 10 months of the current year Ukraine increased in comparison with the same period in 2018 the export of agricultural products by 22% to 17.9 billion $ and imports by 11% to 4.4 billion dollars, as reported in the Association "Ukrainian club of agrarian business" (ASTP). In General, the balance of foreign trade in agricultural products amounted to 13.5 billion dollars.

 

the agricultural Products comprise a significant part of Ukrainian exports. During this period the share of agricultural products in the structure of exports of domestic goods amounted to 43%, whereas in imports – 9%.

 

Export of plant products, which is 58% of total exports of agricultural products during a specified period increased the most – by 36% or 2.7 billion dollars, primarily due to increased corn exports to 61% or 1.5 billion $. In addition, 12% or 274 million $ increased exports of ready-made food products, increased exports of sunflower pulp, which is 22% or 146 million $.

 

In the import structure increased the purchase of the following:

products of crop production by 13% or 159 million $ (due to the import of fruit),

finished products – on 9%, or 173 million $ (due to the import of tobacco raw materials and animal feed).

  • animal products – by 15%, or 106 million $ (through the purchase of raw and frozen fish),

 

In the 2019/20 season as of November 13, Ukraine exported 21,351 million tonnes of grain, which is 6.1 million tons higher than the figures of the corresponding period of the previous MG.

 

foreign markets supplied:

corn – 5.3 million tons,

barley – 3.4 million tons.

  • wheat and 12.3 million tons,

the Export of wheat and other flours in comparison with the similar period of 2018 grew by 57.7 thousand tonnes to Crimea will receive 134.6 thousand tons.

 

In October, the experts of "APK-inform" has increased in comparison with the season 2018/19 forecast of grain exports from Ukraine in 2019/20 MG by 1.3% to 50.7 million tonnes, in particular:

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barley 35.1% to 4.8 million tons.

  • wheat – by 20.4% to 18.6 million tons,

While 11.1% to 26.7 million tonnes reduced estimate of corn exports.

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