Flour export shipment 1.5x improved since the start of 2019/20

Flour export deliveries from Ukraine since the start of 2019/20 have reached 153.8 thou. t, 62.1 thou. t more from the prior year's comparative indicator, 92.1 thou. t.

The information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports that by November 29th exports reached the following indicators:

• wheat flour — 151.1 thou. t (up 60 thou. t from the comparative period of 2018/19);
• other types of flour — 2.7 thou. t (up 2.1 thou. t).

Flour exports in the 2018/19 season reached 301.4 thou. t vs. 413 thou. t in 2017/18.

As of November 27th, harvesting of grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine was conducted on the area of 15 mln ha or 98% of the total. The crop reached 74.3 mln t using the average yield of 4.93 t/ha (2018: 4.7 t/ha).

The new edition of the infographic guide Ukrainian Agribusiness 2018/19 is available for download.