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In mid-November, Uzbekistan suspended customs clearance of sugar and other cargoes coming from Ukraine.
The Republic of Uzbekistan, the major importer of Ukrainian sugar, has resumed sugar imports from Ukraine and resumed customs clearance of other Ukrainian goods.
"Today we've received confirmation from sugar refineries and companies that the customs clearance has resumed. We hope for further 'warming' of our trade relations, because, even given all difficulties, sugar exports to Uzbekistan accounted for 47% of the total sugar exports in November alone," Deputy Chairman of the Board at the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine (NASU) "Ukrtsukor," Ruslana Butylo, said on December 11, as reported by the Association's press service.
In mid-November, Uzbekistan suspended customs clearance of sugar and other cargoes coming from Ukraine. In this regard, the Association appealed to Ukraine's Economic Development and Trade Ministry, as well as the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine with a request to settle the situation.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Uzbekistan suspended sugar imports from Ukraine due to the ban on reception and customs clearance of Ukrainian goods.
In the 2015-2016 MY, Ukrainian agrarians increased sugar exports to a record 769,000 tonnes.
Ukraine in 2017 exported 598,700 tonnes of sugar worth $279.9 million.
Ukrainian enterprises during the sugar refining season of 2017-2018 MY boosted sugar production by 6.5%, to 2.14 million tonnes.