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Agricultural production in Ukraine (excluding the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea and Sevastopol, part of the ATO zone) in January-September decreased by 0.7 percent compared to the same period in 2016.

According to the State Statistics Service, during this period agricultural enterprises reduced production by 1.3 percent, private households increased it by 0.3 percent.

Output of crops in January-September decreased by 0.8 percent, livestock by 0.6 percent compared with the same period in 2016.

As reported, with reference to the service, agricultural production in Ukraine in 2016 grew by 6.3 percent compared to 2015.