Ukraine sharply increased the export of beer

Beer export from Ukraine increased by 75%.

For the first half of 2017 exports from Ukraine soft drinks with sugar rose by almost 25% beer 75% compared to the same period last year.

This is reported by experts of Center of support of export at the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and entrepreneurs (USPP).

In monetary terms, the export of Ukrainian drinks with sugar amounted to about $ 21 million of Beer for the period was sold to foreign markets at $ 13500000.

According to the Vice-President of UMB, the coordinator of export support Centre at UMB Denis Krasnikov, increase Ukrainian exports of beverages has occurred thanks to the efficient work of manufacturers with global sales networks and expand markets.

“The international trade network have appreciated the drink in the ratio” price-quality “, – says Mr. Krasnikov. Especially noted active position of producers in expanding and developing new markets. If the same “bezalkoholna”, which were exported to almost 80 countries of the world, before it was mainly the CIS countries (63% of exports), now the Ukrainian suppliers are active on the markets of Europe (Poland + 90%, Latvia + 24%, Germany + 6%) and Asia and Africa, increasing its shipments to these countries by 2.5 times “.

Much better things are exporters of malt beer, which increased its exports by 75%. Beer is exported to almost 60 countries, among which the main share is the share of CIS countries – 82%, in particular, Belarus and Moldova.

However, as noted in the Center of support of export, brewers gradually expand export markets, in particular, at the expense of Algeria, Ghana and South Africa. Growing exports to Georgia (+ 139%), Lithuania (+ 23%), Israel (+ 72%) and China (+ 28%).

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