Головна Market News Ukraine exported $ 4.12 billion worth of agricultural products to the EU

Ukraine exported $ 4.12 billion worth of agricultural products to the EU

In 2016, Ukrainian exports of agricultural products to the European Union totaled $4.12 billion, which is up to 68.2 million dollars more than the previous year.

It is reported by the press service of Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, with reference to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine data.

According to the report, last year the share of exports to the EU accounted 26.6% of the total agricultural exports of Ukraine.

It is noted that most EU countries have imported such products:

  • cereals (corn, wheat, barley) – $1 279,5 million;
  • oils (sunflower, rapeseed, soy) – $1 185 million;
  • oilseeds (rapeseeds, rape, soybeans, sunflower seeds) – $587.5 million;

residues and food processing waste (oilcake and other solid waste produced during the extraction of sunflower oil, soybean oil, starch manufacture waste, sugar beet cake, etc.) – $439.2 million.

It also reported that the increase in exports was mainly due to significant shipments growth:

  • sunflower oil – by $505 million (1.9 times).
  • sunflower seeds – by $36.1 million (3.4 times).
  • cake and other solid waste from the production of soybean oil – of $18.8 million (4 times).
  • sugar – by $16.5 million (3.1 times).
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