Grain export 2019/20: wheat shipment intensified 1.5x
11 November 2019, 07:30
Since the start of 2019/20, Ukraine exported 20.76 mln t of staple grains. As of November 8th, commodities shipment increased by 6.37 mln t from the prior year's comparative period.
By the data of the Agrarian Ministry, grain export shipment in the reporting period are as followed:
- wheat — 12.12 mln t (4.19 mln t more y-o-y);
- barley — 3.36 mln t (446 thou. t more y-o-y);
- corn — 5.03 mln t (1.74 mln t more y-o-y);
- rye — 5 thou. t (58.9 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).
Flour export deliveries from Ukraine since the start of 2019/20 reached 123.3 thou. t, 52.8 thou. t more from the prior year's comparative indicator, 70.5 thou. t.