Export of wheat flour in 2017/18 stands at 429k tons
26 July 2018, 10:50
In MY 2017/18, Ukraine exported 429 thou. tons of wheat flour, which is 6% more y-o-y (402 thou. tons), APK-Inform writes.
"At the same time, the position of Ukrainian flour was strengthened in key sales markets. In particular, shipments to the markets of Central Africa increased by 55%, reaching 41 thou. tons at the end of the season. Deliveries to East Asian countries increased to 147 thou. tons (+ 31% vs last year's indicator)," experts point.
The following changes took place in the geography of deliveries:
- China — increased imports by 43.4 thou. tons (53%);
- the U.A.E. — increased by 20.2 thou tons (78%);
- Singapore — a nine-fold increase to 18 thou. tons.
North Korea (DPRK) and Panama reduced wheat flour imports from Ukraine by 93% (27.1 thou. tons) and 74% (17.3 thou. tons), respectively.
"Re-export of Ukrainian flour by China to the DPRK almost completely compensated the reduction of direct supplies of the product from Ukraine to the North Korean market," the message says.
Reference: since the start of marketing year 2018/19, as of July 18, flour exports from Ukraine reached 1.9 thou. tons.
