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Pavlenko: Ukraine eager to cooperate with Kazakhstan in agrarian sector
12.01.2016 10:14 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
"Kazakhstan is one of the largest partners of Ukraine among the CIS countries. Our two countries have longstanding trade relations and close economic ties, so the partnership with Kazakhstan in agriculture remains an important direction of activity for the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. We are interested in expanding trade cooperation and exchange of experience in the agricultural sector aimed at improving the efficiency of trade and economic cooperation," Government Portal reports quoting the Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Olexiy Pavlenko as speaking.
As to the Minister, within this year 11 months the trade turnover between Ukraine and Kazakhstan made up US$233 million. The share of exports amounted US$224 million, import US$9 million.
As to him, among foods mostly exported by Ukrainian producers to Kazakhstan are grain products and cereals (US$82 million), cocoa beans, its products and chocolate (US$27 million), confectionary (US$18 million), meat and meat by-products (US$20.6 million), cheeses and yoghurts (US$14 million). There is exported in large amount of alcohol (US$8 million), sugar (US$ 7 million.), margarine (US$7 million) etc.
«The Ukrainian sugar industry companies have good prospects for cooperation with Kazakhstan. In particular, within the first 11 months of 2015 Ukrainian sugar export boosted almost 4 times against 2014 similar. The growing dynamics also demonstrate exports of grain, grain products, confectionery, cocoa beans, oils. At the same time, Ukrainian producers are eager to expand cooperation with Kazakhstan in the dairy industry. Let me remind you that at the end of Jun 2015 we had managed to agree on the lift of temporary restrictions on the import into the territory of Kazakhstan of dairy and meat products produced by 8 Ukrainian companies. Since late Sept 2015, restrictions on the export to Kazakhstan were removed for another 6 enterprises,» Pavlenko added.
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