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Grain export 2019/20: shipment approached 14.5 mln t
8 October 2019, 13:20
Since the start of 2019/20, Ukraine exported 14.47 mln t of staple crops. As of October 7th, commodities shipment increased 4.49 mln t (1.6x) from the prior year's comparative period.
By the data of the Agrarian Ministry, grain exported volumes in the reporting period are as followed:
- wheat — 9.2 mln t (3.27 mln t more y-o-y);
- barley — 2.99 mln t (781 thou. t more y-o-y);
- corn — 2.24 mln t (583 thou. t more y-o-y);
- rye — 2 thou. t (50.8 thou. t less y-o-y).
In the 2018/19 season, grain exports from Ukraine reached 49.74 mln t. This volume is 21% (10.37 mln t) higher from the indicator for the 2017/18 comparative period (39.37 mln t).
As a reminder, In the week of Sep. 28 – Oct. 4, main grains shipment in Ukrainian seaports totalled 512 thou. t, 45% lower from the previous week (927 thou. t).
