In January-August Ukraine exported $9.1 billion worth of agricultural products, amounting to 40.1% of the total national exports within this period.
“The leaders of the structure of agricultural exports are: crops ($3.6 billion), prepared food products ($1.4 billion), seeds and fruit of oil plants ($0.7 billion), and residues and waste from the food industry ($0.6 billion)”, the press service of the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine reported.
Ukraine imported agricultural products worth $2.5 billion, totaling 10.3% of total imports into the country.
In January-August the balance of foreign trade of agricultural products amounted to +$6.6 billion. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)