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At 310,000 metric tons (MT), Ukraine’s beef production in 2016 is projected to be the lowest level since USDA started publishing official beef production estimates for Ukraine in 1988.

Ukraine intends to streamline its phytosanitary legislation through a set of norms intended to impose tighter deadlines for issuing quarantine certificates, ensuring pubic availability of information.

Ukraine is projected to produce around 102,000 metric tons (MT) of walnuts in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 remaining at essentially MY 2014/15 production levels.

Despite a sharp fall in Ukraine’s GDP in 2015, broiler meat poultry production remained stable and is projected to increase 2 percent to 995,000 metric tons (MT) in 2016.

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country has committed itself towards shaping its policy in line with European Union standards.

On July 14 Canada concluded free trade negotiations with Ukraine.

Oilseeds and products in Ukraine are expected to be relatively more profitable than grains in 2015.

The summer grain harvest is progressing in Ukraine despite of some delay caused by weather conditions.

Production of wheat, barley corn and rye in Ukraine in MY 2015/16 are forecast to decrease mainly due to lower projected yields as well as decreased production areas for some of these crops.

Sugar beet and sugar production in Ukraine in marketing year 2015/16 is expected to decrease by 28 and 33 percent respectively, responding to the current market issues and the economic situation.

The political and economic turmoil in Ukraine prompted a sharp decrease in red meat imports and a contraction in consumption.

This report on sanitary, veterinary, phytosanitary, ecological controls and compulsory conformity certification matches the applied controls to specific commodity HS Codes.