Ukraine's revenue from agriexports exceeds $16 bln in 11 months

Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Olha Trofimtseva says Ukraine exported agricultural products worth US$16.4 billion in the 11 months of 2017, which was 19% up y-o-y, according to the ministry's press service.

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"In January-November this year, our exports increased by $2.7 billion, or 19%, compared to the same period last year, to $16.4 billion," the press service quoted Trofimtseva as saying.

The official noted that the geographical structure of exports of Ukrainian agrarian and food products remained unchanged.

Read alsoYear of agrarian contrasts"We export mainly to Asian countries with a share of 43%, which is almost $7.04 billion. Our imports to India along were estimated at $1.8 billion over this period. The share of exports to European countries was 31.8%, or $5.2 billion, while those to African countries accounted for 14.5%, or $2.4 billion," she added.

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