According to the State Statistics Service, in 2016, Ukrainian firms reduced the production of fruit and vegetable juices compared to 2015 by 8.1% to 232 thousand tons. Despite the fact that in December 2016, 19.3 thousand tons of juice were produced, which is 0.4% more than in December 2015, in November last year it was produced by 9.5% less product.
In addition, last year, 203 thousand tons of juice blends were produced, which is 0.4% more than in 2015. But in December 2016, Ukrainian firms produced 18 thousand tons of this product - 8.1% less than in December 2015, but 14.8% more than in November 2016.
The production of canned vegetables decreased by 1.6% to 136 thousand tons. In December 2016, 2.9 thousand tons of this product was produced, which is 6% more than in December 2015, but less by 45.8% than in November 2016. Earlier, UNIAN reported that Ukrainian firms reduced the production of fruit and vegetable juices in 2015, compared with 2014, by 45.2% to 255 thousand tons. 
