From the beginning of 2017/18 MY Ukraine exported 11 million tons of grain

From the beginning of 2017/18 MY as of October 11, 2017, Ukraine exported 11.27 million tons of grain, which is 98 thousand tons less than in the same period of the previous year.

This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

Export of wheat for the reporting period decreased by 644 thousand tons to 6.67 million tons. Barley exports amounted to 3.29 million tons, which is 39 thousand tons more than in the same period last year.

The volume of corn export, in comparison with the same period last year, increased by 523 thousand tons and amounted to 1.27 million tons. The export of rye amounted to 1.6 thousand tons.

Reference: the forecast of corn production in Ukraine in 2017/18 MY is reduced to 27.5 million tons (–1 million tons).