Ukraine: in 2016, the domestic consumption of organic products to grow – expert

Ukraine: in 2016, the domestic consumption of organic products to grow – expert

In the current year, the market of domestic consumption of organic products in Ukraine will grow by 17.6%, and exceed the level of 20 mln EUR, against 17 mln EUR last year, declared the Head of the Organic Federation of Ukraine, Eugene Milovanov on November 16.

According to him, Ukraine has more than 210 certified organic small- and large-scale enterprises, which cultivate organic biological products throughout 410 ha.

E.Milovanov noted that Ukrainian organic products have a great potential of exports to the European Union markets, especially to Germany, and Asian countries.

According to him, to date Ukrainian companies are preparing to export the products to Japan. Also, last year four companies supplied their products to South Korea. In the current year, for the first time Poltava producers exported organic grains to New Zealand.