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Domestic grain processing rather than the export of grain is among the priorities of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.

"Our long-term interests include setting up grain processing domestically," he said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.

"This means organizing domestic consumption, and only then can a certain amount [of grain] be exported abroad. This is our long-term, long-term policy. We would never be proud if all the grain produced in the country were to be exported."