The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has ratified the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union about the increase of export quotas for poultry meat.

The Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Serhii Nikolaichuk, while presenting the Agreement, noted that poultry meat exports is one of important export destinations of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU.

According to the results of 2018 Ukraine exported to the EU over 51 thousand tons of poultry meat and its by-products and this is 7,6 % out of the total EU poultry meat imports. Within the tariff quota of poultry meat and its semi-finished products, only 17 600 tons can be exported into the EU without duty payment, but for the rest Ukrainian exporters pay the import duty. The Agreement that has been ratified today also envisions the increase of the duty-free exports of poultry meat to the EU member countries.

According to the information provided by the Ukrinform, at the end of November of 2019, the Europarliament ratified the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on amendments to the economic part of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. The amendments concern increase of the duty-free quotas for poultry meat exports from Ukraine to the EU countries.

Reference source: UKRINFORM