Export of milk in January-September amounts to 8.3k tons

Ukraine in January-September 2017 exported 8.31k tons of milk valued at $5.82 million.

According to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, in September the export of milk amounted to 1.53k tons against 1.73k tons in August.

The main importers of Ukrainian milk in January-September are Moldova ($2.13 million), Georgia ($1.21 million) and Qatar ($1.08 million). Exports to these countries amounted to 3.04k tons, 1.72k tons and 1.54k tons of milk, respectively.

Earlier it was reported that in 2017 Ukraine expects the reduction in milk production, which according to various estimates will be from 1% to 5% as a result of the decrease in the cattle number.