In Ukraine, agriproduction on decline

REUTERS

23:15, 18.02.2021

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A 6.7% slide is reported for businesses, while households reduced their output by 4.3%.

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Agricultural production in Ukraine in January 2021 decreased by 5.7% year-on-year.

That's according to the State Statistics Service.

In particular, agricultural enterprises in January cut their production by 6.7%, while households reduced their output by 4.3%.

Read alsoCabinet endorses bill on agricultural insurance in UkraineThe State Statistics Service has noted that the steepest drop in agricultural output was recorded in n Kyiv region (20.8%), Mykolaiv region (15.4%), and Kherson region (15%).

At the same time, Dnipropetrovsk and Ternopil regions increased output by over 15%.

The State Statistics Service says milk production in Ukraine at the end of 2020 decreased by 4.2% (to 9.25 million tonnes), eggs – by 2.9% (to 16.194 billion pieces), and meat – by 1.1% (to 3.45 million tonnes).

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