Grain and sunflower stocks overbalanced 8 million tons in early June

As of June 1, 2018, grain and sunflower stocks in Ukraine are estimated at 8.32 million tons, which is 528 thou. tons lower y-o-y.

According to the data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine (SSSU), grain and sunflower stocks in Ukraine are as follows: 

• wheat — 2.74 mln tons;
• corn — 4.31 mln tons;
• barley — 0.709 mln tons;
• rye — 0.096 mln tons;
• sunflower — 1.8 mln tons (down 275 thou. tons y-o-y).

Reference: based on the SSSU data, 4.73 million tons of crops were stored at agrarian enterprises as of the reporting date of 2018, and 3.58 million tons — at processing and storing enterprises.