Ukrainian farmers reported record high shipments of flaxseeds abroad in the 2016-2017 marketing year (MY, September 2016 - August 2017), having exported 63,000 tonnes of flaxseeds, which was 57.5% up from MY 2015-2016, according to the UkrAgroConsult agency's press service.
Ukrainian Minister for Regional Development, Construction, and Housing and Deputy Prime Minister Hennady Zubko says Ukraine is fully ready for the 2017-2018 heating season.
Domestic consumption of grain in Ukraine declines by an average of 3% annually due to a decline in the number of households and the stagnation of the livestock sector, according to APK-Inform agency's press service.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said the government allocated UAH 9 billion for preparation for the 2017-2018 heating season.
The cost of the minimum essential food basket (MEFB) in Ukraine for the able-bodied citizens has dropped by 9% in July 2017 for the first time since the beginning of the year, to UAH 1,441, or US$56.2, which accounted for 84% of the subsistence level for this population category, according to the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry's website referring to NGO Economic Discussion Club.