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 continues to increase the export of poultry products and open new markets. So, according to the State Fiscal Service, 184.6 thousand tons of meat and edible offal of poultry were exported over 7 months of 2018, which is 8.9% more than the same period last year. The products are exported to 80 countries, and in 2018 four new markets were opened - Albania, Ghana, Hong Kong and Morocco, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported.
Ukraine exported 214.5 thousand tons of poultry meat worth $ 333.67 million for January-August 2018, according to Ukrinform data, 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.
Ukraine fully used 10 duty-free export quotas in the EU for January-June 2018. This is reported by the deputy director of the NSC "Institute of Agrarian Economics", corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences Mykola Puhachov, agronews.ua reported.
Exports of meat products in the first half of this year increased against January-June 2017 from $ 265 million to $ 304 million - more than 14%. This was reported by the deputy director of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics" Mykola Puhachov, Ukrinform reported.
In January-July, 2018 Ukraine exported 184,646 tons of poultry meat worth $ 289.96 million, according to the customs statistics of the State Fiscal Service, agravery.com reported.
Japan mission audited the state control system for the export of poultry meat and products from it in Ukraine. This is reported by the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
Over 5 months of this year Ukraine has exported 50.1 thousand tons of poultry meat to the EU, UNN reported referring to the statistical report of the European Commission.