Ukraine sees agricultural output drop by almost 19% in H1

Agricultural enterprises decreased production by 26.7% over the period under review, while private farmers saw their output shrink by 8.4%.

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Agricultural output in Ukraine in the first half (H1) of 2020 fell by 18.7% year-over-year (y-o-y).

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In particular, agricultural enterprises decreased production by 26.7% over the period under review, while private farmers saw their output shrink by 8.4%, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service.

The report does not include information from temporarily occupied areas in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, and certain areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the agency said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's agricultural production grew by 1.1% in 2019 against 2018. In particular, agricultural enterprises boosted production by 3.3%, while private farmers slashed their output by 2%.

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