Ukrainian agricultural exports to the European Union (EU) countries in January-May 2019 grew by 30.8 percent compared with the same period in 2018, to $2.97 billion, Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Olha Trofimtseva has said.
“Export of Ukrainian products to the EU during the reporting period increased 30.8 percent, to $2.967 billion. Import increased 12.1 percent and amounted to $1.227 billion,” she wrote on her Facebook page on July 5.
The share of the Netherlands of goods turnover between Ukraine and the EU countries was 17.6 percent, Spain’s – 13.7 percent, Poland – 13.1 percent, Germany – 10.8 percent, Italy – 10.8 percent, France – 5.7 percent, the U.K. – 4.1 percent, Belgium – 3.2 percent, Portugal – 2.9 percent, Hungary – 2.9 percent and Ireland – 2.7 percent.
The main products in the structure of exports to the EU are cereal grains – $1.4 billion, vegetable oils – $610.5 million, leftovers and waste from the food industry – $272.8 million, oilseeds – $177.4 million, meat and edible offal of poultry – nearly $86 million, fruits, nuts and zest – $53 million, grain products and cereals – $36.4 million, honey – $34.6 million.
