KIEV, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian agricultural exports to the European Union (EU) countries grew by 30.8 percent in the first five months of 2019, compared to the same period last year, wrote Ukrainian acting minister of agrarian policy and food Olga Trofimtseva on her personal Facebook page on Friday.
"Export of Ukrainian products to the EU during the reporting period increased by 30.8 percent and amounted in 2.97 billion U.S. dollars. Import increased by 12.1 percent and amounted in 1.227 billion U.S. dollars," wrote Olga Trofimtseva on her social media account.
The top five European countries with the highest goods turnover this year are the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Germany and Italy, said the official.
The main Ukrainian products in the EU exports structure are cereal grains and vegetable oils.
According to the data previously provided by the ministry, in 2018 Ukrainian agricultural exports to the EU countries increased by 8.7 percent compared to the previous year, and amounted in 6.3 billion U.S. dollars.
