Exports of chicken increased by 8.2% (to 184.6 thousand tons) during seven months of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017 (169.5 thousand tons), the analytical department of Ukrainian Food Export Board reports, referring to the data of the State Customs Service.

According to the State Customs Service, Ukraine exported 0.283 thousand tons of charcuterie in 2017. “The exports of this segment of products during the first five months of this year (0.176 thousand tons) exceeded the last year's index by 1,9 times (0,089 thousand tons), the May exports amounted to 0.059 thousand tons” – the analyst of Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB) informs.

In January-July 2017, Ukrainian exporters raised $ 299.17 million from meat sales (beef, pork and poultry) abroad, which is 1.5 times more than a year ago, the analytical department of Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB) reported.

Export of all kinds of meat and by-products from Ukraine in 2016 increased by 23% compared to the previous year, reaching 285.95 thousand tons. This amount is also 37% higher than the volume of meat exports from Ukraine in 2014.

Ukrainian exporters sold 27 ths. tons of beef in foreign markets in January-September 2016, which is 29% less than in the same period last year. The volume of pork exports reduced 20 times - up to 2 ths. tons from 40 ths. tons. These are estimates of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which were presented by FAO analyst Andriy Pankratov during a meeting of a working group on the meat market, organized by the association “Pig Producers of Ukraine".