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Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports upsized 50 pct
In the week of Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, staple grains shipment in Ukrainian seaports amounted to 1.68 mln t, 50% higher from the previous week's figure (1.12 mln t), the APK-Inform consultancy reports.
In the reporting period, the volume of wheat exports intensified by 13% to 316 thou. t vs. 279 thou. t in the previous week. Corn shipment surged 65% and amounted to 1.28 mln t, barley transshipment added 26% wk/wk to 92 thou. t vs. 73 thou. t.
The top three importers of grain in the past week are as followed:
- Spain — 408 thou. t;
- China — 191 thou. t;
- South Korea — 121 thou. t.
The leading position in terms of the transshipment volume of staple grains since the start of 2019/20 is held by the port of Mykolaiv (9.03 mln t). The port of Chernomorsk provided for the transshipment of 5.19 mln t, and Pivdenny (former Yuzhny) — 5.12 mln t.
The forecast for world grain stocks by the close of seasons in 2020 has been raised by almost 14 mln t (1.6%) since the previous month to 863 mln t, FAO reports.