The main export product groups were vegetable oil, grain crops and poultry meat.
UNIAN reports.
"Ukraine has exported agricultural products worth $11.5 billion for the first eight months of this year, which is 24.5% more than for the same period last year," the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported. According to official statistics, Ukrainian exports of agrarian and food products for eight months of this year increased by $ 2.3 billion, or 24.5%, compared to the corresponding period in 2016, and makes almost $ 11.5 billion, "the report said.
The ministry predicts that by the end of 2017 exports of Ukrainian agrarian products may increase by 15-20% compared to the previous year. The main buyers of Ukrainian agricultural products in January-August 2017 were India, Egypt, the Netherlands, Spain, China.
