Average monthly wage of agrarians in Ukraine grows by 22.5% in Jan-May: ministry

Wages in the country's food industry over the period under review grew by 20.9% y-o-y.

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The average monthly wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine's agriculture sector in January-May 2019 was UAH 7,989 (US$307), which was 22.5% up year-over-year (y-o-y).

Wages in the country's food industry over the period under review grew by 20.9% y-o-y, to UAH 9,348, or $359, the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry's press service said on July 4.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian agrarians' average wage in 2018 rose by a quarter, up to UAH 7,100 ($273).

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