Any restrictions on the import of products stimulate their own production. This was told to UNN by MP, member of the Tax Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Mykhailo Holovko, commenting on the record volume of imports of palm oil to Ukraine.
In the current 2017/18 season (September-June) palm oil imports are still the highest over the past 5 years, at 193.3 thousand tons, which is almost 20% more than in the same period last season (161.6 thousand tons). This is reported by UkrAgroConsult analysts.
Ukraine imported 99.9 thousand tons of palm oil January-June of 2018. This was reported by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, agropolit.com reported.