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UKRAINE INCREASES EXPORTS OF PORK BY 3.8 TIMES, POULTRY EXPORTS 4% DOWN IN TEN MONTHS

9 November , 2015  

KYIV. Nov 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine in January-October 2015 exported 23,795 tonnes of pork, which is 3.8 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 during the first ten months of the year was $49 million.

Pork imports amounted to 3,442 tonnes against 28,500 tonnes a year earlier. In monetary terms imports for the ten months 2015 totaled $7.631 million.

Exports of poultry and by-products decreased by 4%, to 136,902 tonnes. Poultry exports amounted to $193.324 million.

At the same time, imports amounted to 47,312 tonnes ($30.616 million), which is 0.47% higher than in January-October 2014, which amounted to 47,090 tonnes worth $45.7 million.