18 October, 2017, Skvyra, Ukraine - Employees of the laboratory performing physico-organoleptic checks of the products at the Skvyrskyi grain processing factory in Skvyra town, some 120 km South from Kiev. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have been supporting Ukraine's grain-processing industry in recent years - making grain quality information more readily available, and facilitating export development activities. With FAO and EBRD assistance, industry representatives recently participated in trade shows in Hong Kong, Tanzania, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, and in training events and conferences to deepen their knowledge of market opportunities, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and quality and technological innovations in flour production. In the 2016-17 marketing year, Ukraine was the world's seventh largest exporter of wheat flour, exporting USD 82 million worth of flour - a 13 percent increase over the previous year.