Record Ukraine increased export of honey to Europe and USA.
In 2016, the export of Ukrainian honey reached a record level of 57 thousand tons, which is 5.8 times more than exports in 2011.
About it reports a press-service of branch of the Association “Ukrainian club of agrarian business” (ASTP).
“The increase in exports observed in the current year. So, the implementation of the med boundary in January-April 2017 amounted to 21.9 thousand tons, which is 2.3 times (12.4 tons) than the exports of the corresponding period of 2016”, – stated in the message.
The main countries-consumers of Ukrainian honey in the first four months of 2017 were the USA ($12.6 million, 34% of total exports of honey), Germany – $8.5 million (23%) and Poland – $3.7 million (10%).
“In terms of the devaluation of the hryvnia and the low purchasing power of the population, this year it is possible to further increase the volume of export of Ukrainian honey”, – noted in the Association.
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