Grain export 2018/19: shipment increased a quarter

Grain exports from Ukraine as of April 24th reached 41.2 million tons. The Agrarian Ministry reports that this volume is 24 per cent (8.05 million tons) more than the indicator for the last year's comparative period.

The volumes of exported crops are as follows:

• wheat — 14.1 million tons;
• corn — 23 million tons;
• barley — 3.4 million tons;
• rye — 0.88 million tons.

Learn more: TOP wheat exporters from Ukraine 2018

As previously reported, by April 23rd, early spring grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine had been sown on an area of 2.1 million hectares, or 93 pct of the projected areas.

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