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26.10.2016
The share of agricultural products in total exports still rising
Ukrainian company increased deliveries of sunflower, soybean oil and margarine from abroad.
According to the State Fiscal Service, in January-September 2016 agricultural trade has increased compared to the same period in 2015. Thus, exports increased by 1.9% to almost 10.4 B USD, imports - by 11%, reaching almost 2.8 B USD.
The share of exports of agricultural products in the general structure increased from 36.3% (in January-September 2015) to 40.2% in 2016. The increase of supply is observed only in product group like "oils and fats" - by 21.2%. The base of this growth is the increasing of sales of sunflower oil by 24.2% (+498.3 ths. tons in comparison with January-September 2015). Also Ukraine has greatly increased the supply of soybean oil - + 5.3 ths. tons and margarine - + 3 ths. tons. Exports have reduced in such groups: food products, livestock production and plant production by 8.8%, 8.7 % and 1.4%.
The share of imports of agricultural products in the total imports, has increased from 9.2% to 10.2% in 2016 in all product groups compared with January September 2015. Supplies of fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin from abroad increased the most – by 34% due to increasing purchases of palm oil by 53.2%. Also there is an increase in imports of animal products - by 16%, mainly due to the increasing of frozen fish imports by 47.8%. Imports of finished food products increased by 8% and plant products – by 10%.
