Last year, Ukraine increased its poultry meat exports by 26%, to a record, 414,000 tons

Last year, Ukraine increased its poultry meat exports by 26%, to a record, 414,000 tons, for $579 million, reports Ukraine’s Institute of Agricultural Economics. About one third of exports – 134,262 tons – went to the EU, making Ukraine the third largest supplier, after Brazil and Thailand, reports the European Commission. Last year, Ukraine was the world’s sixth largest producer — after Brazil, the US, the EU (with the UK), China and Turkey.