The press service of the Institute of Agrarian Economics released information that from January to June 2017 the turnover of agricultural products between Ukraine and the EU countries amounted to more than $ 4 billion. The positive balance for our state exceeded 1.7 billion dollars. August 10, these data confirmed and deputy. director of the Institute, N. Pugachev.He also said that the main partners are the six EU countries: Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Poland. Their share in the trade turnover is 74%.Great demand in the EU is enjoyed by grain and oilseeds, especially flour, corn, ready-made vegetable oil, cake and meal.Experts argue that Ukraine has already fully exhausted duty-free quotas for the export of wheat, sugar, corn, barley. The quota for malt is used at 98%, and for butter and meat products by 50%.Nikolai Pugachev added that negotiations are underway to increase quotas for the sale of domestic agricultural products. In July this year, an agreement was reached on additional benefits from the EU for three years. The treaty must enter into force from the autumn of this year or the maximum from the winter of the next 2018.