According to the State Statistics Service, in January-October Ukraine exported agricultural products valued at $11.837 billion, or 40.7% of the general national exports, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared.
In particular, grain crops ($4.8 billion, or 16.5% of the general agricultural exports), food preparations ($1.9 billion, or 6.4%), fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin ($3.1 billion, or 10.6%) took the leading share in the structure of agricultural exports from Ukraine.
At the same time, Ukraine imported agricultural products at $3.107 billion, or 9.9% of the general imports to the country.
As a result, in January-October period the balance of foreign trade with agricultural products totaled +$8.7 billion. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)