China imported 160% more of Ukrainian barley

In MY2017/18 (July–June), Ukraine exported 789.4 thou. tons of barley to China, which is 163% more than in MY2016/17.

UkrAgroConsult reports that in MY2017/18, Ukraine exported 20% less barley than the last year's indicator of 4.3 million tons (5.3 million tons in MY2016/17).

"In June, the rate of barley exports from Ukraine remained at a fairly high level. Ukraine exported 75.8 thou. tons of the grain crop, which is 2% more than a month earlier, but this volume is 20% lower than in June 2017," experts note.

The EU is a stable consumer of Ukrainian grain. In MY2017/18, barley supplies in this direction grew by 25%.

Reference: Ukraine since the beginning of MY2018/19, as of August 15, 2018, exported 3.89 mln tons of grain, which is 221 thou. tons less y-o-y.