Ukraine exported 98.355 thousand tons of poultry meat in the amount of $ 150.09 million in January-April 2018. This is evidenced by the data of the State Fiscal Service, agravery.com reported.
Imports of pork in Ukraine in January-April 2018 increased 4.6 times to 3.31 thousand tons, pork imported to the country at $ 5.91 million against $ 1.24 million in January-April 2017. This is evidenced by the data of the State Fiscal Service, biz.censor.net.ua reported.
A characteristic feature of the quarter of 2018 was the increase in exports of livestock products. This was reported by the deputy director of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics", corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Mykola Puhachev, according to agravery.com.
Moldova is the main consumer of Ukrainian milk. This conclusion can be drawn from the statistics of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine for the 1st quarter of 2018, agroday.com.ua reported.
The main groups of goods of Ukrainian exports, according to the results of 2017, were products of agro-industrial complex and food industry - 37.6%, metallurgical complex - 26.8%, machine building - 11.4%, mineral products - 9%, chemical industry - 5.1 %, wood and paper pulp - 4.2%, various industrial goods - 3.2%, light industry products - 2.7%. This is reported by the website of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, agropolit.com reported.
As of April 1, 2018 Ukraine had 197.6 million head of poultry, which is 1.2% more than in the same period last year according to the website of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, АgroРolit.com reported.