KYIV. Jan 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine in 2016 processed 253,860 tonnes of grapes for wine materials (excluding the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol), which is 30.8% more than in 2015.
According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, companies of Mykolaiv region boosted grapes processing by 2.3 times, to 101,770 tonnes, Odesa region – by 6.4%, to 121,450 tonnes, and cut it in Kherson region by 10.6%, to 25,720 tonnes and Zakarpattia region – by 25.7%, to 4,920 tonnes.
Companies in 2016 increased production of wine materials by 18%, to 16.64 million decaliters (dal).
Production of wine materials in Mykolaiv region soared by 2.23 times, to 7,140 dal, while in Odesa region it fell by 13.2%, to 7,400 dal, Kherson region by 11%, to 1,760 dal and Zakarpattia region by 14.8%, to 340 dal.
Some 15.4% more wine materials for sparkling wine was made in 2016, 73% more for wine aging and production of table wine, and 0.7% less other types of wine materials.
Wine material for production of cognac fell by 35.1%, for fortified wine – by 45.4%, and 128,500 dal of spirit was used to fortify them (19.8% less than in 2015).
