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In January-May period of 2016, Ukrainian flour milling enterprises produced 755 thsd tonnes of flour, a decrease of 5.5% compared with the same period in 2015, declared the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. At the same time, the production volumes in May 2016 totaled 131 thsd tonnes, down 20.4% compared with April, and down 13.5% compared with the same month last year.

Over last years Ukraine showed itself as a significant and reliable exporter of feed barley on the global market. Season-2015/16 was not an exception. Despite all difficulties such as lower production, reserved farmers selling and currency fluctuation, Ukrainian exporters managed to fulfil contract obligations and strengthened positions of Ukraine.

Poland was the largest exporter of beef from the European Union between January and March of this year, according to figures from the AHDB (the organisation for English beef and lamb). In the first quarter of 2016, Poland accounted for approximately 8,320t or 20% of the beef shipped from the EU to outside markets.

As of May 30, Ukrainian agrarians planted sunflower seed throughout the areas of 5.21 mln ha, or 99.6% of the plan, as opposed to 4.59 mln ha on the same date last year, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.