Revenue from the export of agricultural products in the 1st half of 2023 increased by 17%

In the first half of 2023, Ukraine's income from agricultural exports increased by 17% to $11.8 billion compared to the same period in 2022, the Ukrainian Agricultural Export Association (UAE) reports.

According to the association, value-added products showed positive dynamics. Thus, revenues from the export of dairy products, eggs, wheat flour and pasta, and all types of confectionery products have increased.

Thus, revenues from the export of dairy products in the 1st half of the year increased by 8% to $95 million compared to the same period in 2022, in particular from the sale of butter and milk paste - by 8% to $25 million, cheeses - by 61% to $19 million, although revenues from the sale of condensed milk decreased by 5% to $37 million. That is, the export of dairy products has grown quantitatively both in general and in terms of the main segments.

Revenues from the export of meat and offal decreased by 4% compared to the first half of 2022 to $439 million, in particular from the sale of poultry meat - by 10% to $392 million, although the volume of its exports increased by 8% up to 213 thousand tons

Income from the export of eggs grew to $35 million, the volume of which was sold at 26,000 tons, although the export price decreased to $1,352/ton.