According to the report, the export of agricultural products is 41.5% in the total national exports.
The largest share in the structure of Ukrainian agri-exports belongs to crop production ($7.2 billion in the reporting period), which is $7 million more y-o-y. In particular, the export of grain crops increased by $10 million, to $5.4 billion.
Read alsoUkraine ports to set record for grain handlingAlso, Ukrainian agricultural producers exported fats and animal or vegetable oils worth $3.5 billion, which is $633 million more than the previous year. At the same time, exports of finished food products decreased by $57.7 million, to $2.1 billion, and livestock and animal products -- by $48 million, to $0.7 billion.
According to the press service, the imports of agricultural products in Ukraine in January-November 2016 increased by 10.7% ($338 million), up to $3.5 billion, representing 9.9% in the structure of the national import. The import structure is dominated by products of vegetable origin, with the volume of deliveries in the reporting period having increased by $108 million compared to the same period in 2015, to $1.1 billion. In particular, grains worth $138 million were imported, which is $11.5 million less than the year before. Imports of fats and animal or vegetable oils in Ukraine in January-November 2016 increased by $53.5 million, to $221 million, finished food products by $117.3 million, to $1.6 billion, and livestock and animal products -- by $59 million dollars, to $0.55 billion.
The positive balance of foreign trade in agricultural products amounted to $10.1 billion over the 11 months of 2016.
Read alsoAgri-year of records and new challengesAs UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine exported $14.6 billion worth of farm produce in 2015, exceeding imports by $11.1 billion, which was a record high level since the country's independence. In 2015, Asian countries accounted for 45% of Ukrainian food exports. The share of exports to Europe was 28.2%, to Africa 13.6% and to the CIS countries 10%. Grain accounted for 16% of all farm produce exports, fats and oil for 9% and oilseeds for 4%.
