KYIV. Aug 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine in January-July 2015 exported 18,620 tonnes of pork, which is 7.4 times more than in the same period in 2014.
According to customs statistics, made public by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, in monetary terms exports of these products for the seven months amounted to $38.997 million.
Pork imports for the period amounted to 2,184 tonnes compared to 20,170 tonnes a year earlier. In monetary terms the figure was $5.132 million.
Poultry exports rose by 5.6%, to 90,487 tonnes.
Poultry exports in monetary terms amounted to almost $125.553 million. Imports came to 27,964 tonnes worth $18.626 million, which is 2.1% less than in January-July 2014, when the figure amounted to 28,550 tonnes worth $29.77 million.
As reported, Ukraine in 2014 doubled exports of pork, to 9,400 tonnes, increased poultry shipments abroad by 20%, to 174,700 tonnes. At the same time, pork imports dropped five-fold, to 30,800 tonnes, poultry by 14.2%, to 61,000 tonnes.
