5 June 2019, 08:40,
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Flour shipment from Ukraine experiences a continuous decline
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reports that Ukraine exported 269.6 thou. tons of flour by June 3rd, 2019.
This volume is 31.7 per cent less than it was exported in last year's comparative period (394.6 thou. tons).
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Since the start of 2018/19, wheat flour shipments amount to 268.4 thou. tons (393.4 thou tons in prior year's comparative period), whereas other types of flour — 1.2 thou. tons (1.5 thou. tons in the relevant period of 2017/18).
In 2017/18, flour exports reached 413 thou. tons.
In January-April 2019, grain milling in Ukraine reduced to 532 thou. tons.