Ukraine’s $8.6 billion in food exports for the first half of 2018 is virtually unchanged from last year, but there are hot spots

Ukraine’s $8.6 billion in food exports for the first half of 2018 is virtually unchanged from last year, but there are hot spots. As measured in tons, exports of malt, or germinated grain, grew by 39%, exports of eggs by 54%, and exports of walnuts by 58%. As measured in dollars, exports of poultry meat grew 47%, to $241 million, and exports of cooking oil grew 64%, to $74 million.