As of April 1 this year, agro-industrial enterprises of Ukraine attracted UAH 1.67 billion in commercial bank loans, which constitutes 77% of the actually agreed volume of credit funds (UAH 2.17 billion). \nAs reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in particular, agro-industrial enterprises attracted UAH 1.14 billion in credit funds on preferential terms, which is 75% more compared to the same date last year. \nThe Ministry notes that lending to farmers in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Volyn, Zakarpattia, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava and Khmelnytskyi oblasts is proceeding at a faster pace compared to last year. At the same time, in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kirovohrad, Sumy and Chernivtsi oblasts, the lending rates are lagging behind the 2004 figures. \n