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08.01.2014
Agriculture sector provides for 25% of currency revenues from exports - Prysiazhniuk
Fourth of the state currency revenues from exports is provided by the agricultural sector. Agricultural Policy and Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk has said about this, the press service of the Ministry informs.
“About 25% of currency revenues to the state from exports is provided by the agrarian sector. At the same time, Ukrainian foodstuffs became an inseparable part in provision of the world food security. And this took place not only thanks to the world leadership in grain and oil-bearing groups. Ukraine continues boosting exports of finished agricultural products,” Prysiazhniuk said.
The Minister noted that the Ukrainian grain group is the conjuncture of the world market. “This is the stock exchange commodity. And currently the volumes of domestic grain sales are rather high. This marketing year, we prognosticate exports at 30-32 million tonnes. And over half a year, we supplied 18.5 million tonnes to foreign markets. Such volumes testify to the fact that the world economy, in particular, in the segment of agriculture, cannot exist without Ukraine,” he said.
According to the Minister, the government is working that Ukrainian agricultural products were in every country of the world, therefore, it opens new markets every year.
