Since the beginning of MY 2017/18 grain export amounted to 20 million tons
20 December 2017, 16:00
Since the beginning of MY 2017/18, Ukraine exported more than 20 million tons of grain against 21.6 million tons over the same period of the previous MY.
The Department of Phytosanitary Security, Control in Seed Production and Seedling of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection informs that wheat exports amounted to almost 11 million tons (11 million tons over the same period of MY 2016/17), barley — 3.7 million tons (4.2 million tons), corn 3 4.8 million tons (6.1 million tons).
It is noted that from the beginning of MY 2017/18 the export of milling wheat made up 6.1 million tons (6.2 million tons), and coarse wheat — 4.9 million tons (4.8 million tons).