News
08.08.2016
Palm oil import has increased, pork & cattle meat’s export has declined
Due to Ukraine’s State Fiscal Services’ information, agro products’ export has increased by 2.6% to 7.8 B USD and import – 10% to 2.2 B USD during first seven months of 2016 in comparison to the same period in 2015.
Import’s share of agriculture has increased from 9.5% (in first seven months 2015) up to 10.8% in 2016. Major volumes, particularly 38%, of supplies growth to Ukraine devoted to group of fats & oils originated from animals and plants, mainly caused by an increase in import of palm oil by 63% in cash terms.
Export share of agro products has reached 40.1% in 2016 which is 4.9% extra comparing to the same period of seven months in 2015. Foreign sales growth caused by an increase of trade with fats and oils derived from animals and plants, sunflower oil export has increased by 23% (+397.4 k tons comparing to January – July of 2015).
Live animals and products export decreased by 11.9% (-52.1 M USD) comparing to first seven months of 2015. Such negative move caused by shortening of pork and cattle meats export. Also, ready foods export has decreased by 10.7% (-150.1 M USD) comparing to the same period of 2015. Plants’ products export has not changed notably.
