July 26 2004, 15:20 APK-Inform

Ukraine's food processing industry increased output in Jan.-Jun. 2004

In the first half year of 2004 Ukraine's food processing industry enterprises increase output of their main production items, a spokesman for Agrarian Policy Ministry has informed.

Thus, production of crude vegoils increased 26 percent from the same months of last year, production of margarines - increased 22 percent, of bread and bakery products - 4 percent, of groats - 37 percent, of flour - 1 percent.

Output of sugar rose 24 percent from last year (a 2 percent increase was registered in output of beet-origin sugar, while production of cane-origin product rose 22 percent).

Meat processing plants produced 4.4 times more meat prefabricates, 33 and 21 percent more ready products and canned goods from pork and veal respectively, 35 percent more sausages. However, production of unprocessed meat decreased 3.9 percent.

Growth of production of liquid processed milk was 33 percent, of cream - 12 percent. The diary plants also produced 43 percent more dry milk and cream, 28 percent more milk canned goods, 4 percent more sour milk products, 25 percent more fatty cheeses.