Exports of sugar confectionery (excluding cocoa) from Ukraine increased by 2%
Exports of sugar confectionery (excluding cocoa content) from Ukraine in 2016 increased by 2% compared to 2015 and by 15% - compared to the year 2014, amounting to 77.5 thousand tons.
This was reported by the Analytical Department of Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB), referring to the original data of the State Fiscal Service.
In value terms, exports remained at the level of the previous year and amounted to $ 104.5 million. (2015 - $ 104.4 million.). In 2014, exports of these products from Ukraine amounted $ 124 million.
The main buyers of Ukrainian sugar confectionery products were Kazakhstan ($ 18.7 million., or 17.9%), Belarus ($ 9.3 million., or 8.9%) and Azerbaijan ($ 8.1 million., or 7,7%).