Exports of meat and meat products in January-August 2018 amounted to 258 thousand tons (+ 6% compared to the same period in 2017), imports - 180 thousand tons (41%). This is reported by analysts of the Economic Discussion Club, agravery.com reported.

Ukraine is negotiating on the promotion of domestic products to foreign markets with 30 countries. This was announced by the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Volodymyr Lapa at the XIV International Conference "Poultry-breeding-2018", which takes place in the city of Truskavets, Lviv region, the press service of the agency reported, agropolit.com informed.

In Canada electronic export certificates for plant, animal and food products are introduced. This is stated in the message of the Canadian Agency for Food Inspection (CFIA), the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

According to the results of January-July of 2018, the foreign trade turnover of agrarian goods between Ukraine and the EU countries increased by 4 4% and amounted to almost $ 4.6 billion. At the same time, Ukrainian exports amount to almost $ 3.1 billion, that is, Ukraine has a positive trade balance. This was told by the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on European Integration Olha Trofimtseva, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported.

On September 3 a delegation of inspectors from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia arrived in Ukraine to assess the control system for the cultivation of live cattle and sheep with the aim of exporting to the market of KSA, the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection informed.

In the first half of 2018 the largest volumes of exports to the EU countries were produced by the agro-industrial complex and food industry - 25.8% of the total volume of exports ($ 2 billion 526 million). This is reported by the site of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

Exports of frozen and chilled meat for January-July 2018 amounted to 20.79 thousand tons, agronews.ua reported.

Belarus is interested in bringing forward the certification of poultry farms to start exporting poultry meat and products from it to the European Union.

According to the press service of the Belarusian government, this was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusy during a meeting with the European Commissioner for Food Safety and Security Vytenis Andriukaitis, agronews.ua reported.

External sales of dairy products showed a diverse dynamics in July. Compared with June, it became possible to significantly increase the export of dried whole milk and canned foods, but the sales of whey and butter decreased, INFAGRO reported.

According to the results of January-June 2018 Ukrainian agrarian exports amounted to $ 8.6 billion. The total foreign trade turnover of agricultural products reached $ 11.3 billion, which is 3.5% more than in the same period of the previous year, and is 23% of the total foreign trade turnover Ukraine. This was told by the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on issues of European integration Olha Trofimtseva, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported.