Wheat export: key markets for Ukraine in Jan-Aug

Wheat exports from Ukraine in the period of January-August 2019* reached 9.89 mln t. The supplies' value is estimated at USD 1.87 bln.

According to the data of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, the key importers of wheat in the reporting period are as followed:

  • Egypt — USD 371.9 mln, 1.97 mln t (19.92%);
  • Indonesia — USD 235.2 mln, 1.25 mln t (12.6%);
  • Bangladesh — USD 201.5 mln, 1.06 mln t (10.79%);
  • other countries — USD 1.06 bln, 5.6 mln t (56.69%).

Wheat imports to Ukraine in the first 8 months of 2019 amounted to 776 t for the amount of 567 thou. t.

Previously reported that since the start of 2019/20 Ukraine exported 1.95 mln t of corn, 530 thou. t (38%) more from the corresponding period last year.

*The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine provides data by the calendar year, not by marketing year.

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