Grain export 2018/19: deliveries exceed 21 mln t

Since the start of MY2018/19, as of December 19, Ukraine exported 21.09 mln tons of grain, which is 1.84 mln tons more than the indicator for the last year's comparative period.

According to the data of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the volumes of exported crops are as follows:

• wheat — 9.95 million tons (0.98 mln tons less y-o-y);
• corn — 7.65 million tons (3.15 mln tons more y-o-y);
• barley — 3.13 million tons (0.65 mln tons less y-o-y);
• rye — 78.2 thou. tons.

The Ukrainian agriproducers reported a 70.1 mln t harvest of grain and leguminous crops in 2018 which is 13% higher than the previous year's indicator of 62 mln t.

The new infographic guide Agribusiness of Ukraine 2017/18 is available by the link.