KYIV. Jan 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Exports of organic products from Ukraine in 2016 increased by 2.5 times, to 165,000 tonnes, compared to 2015, director of the Organic Standard certification agency Serhiy Halashevsky has said during the First International Congress Organic Ukraine 2017.
“Organic producers last year exported more than 165,000 tonnes of produce abroad. This is more than EUR40 million,” he said.
According to Halashevsky, 67,000 tonnes worth EUR21 million were exported in 2015.
Currently Ukraine has certified according to organic standards the production of marrow squash, onion, rhubarb, pepper, lavender, sage, rose, rosemary, coriander, sour cream, butter, meat, eggs, mushrooms, nuts, grains and others.
Ukraine imports organic products mainly from EU countries.
As reported, the Organic Ukraine union of certified organic producers predicts that the number of certified land under organic production in Ukraine in 2017 could increase by 10%, to 450,000 ha.
