grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
Industries:
coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing (especially sugar)
Industrial production growth rate:
6% (2007 est.)
Electricity - production:
182.4 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Electricity - consumption:
148.1 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Electricity - exports: