Flour trade topped 200 thou. t

Flour export shipment from Ukraine since the start of 2019/20 has reached 200.2 thou. t, 70.5 thou. t (54%) more from the prior year's comparative indicator, 129.7 thou. t.

The information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports that by Jan.14 exports reached the following indicators:

• wheat flour — 199.1 thou. t (up 70.1 thou. t from the comparative period of 2018/19);
• other types of flour — 1.1 thou. t (up 0.4 thou. t).

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

Ukrainian seaports have shipped 32.57 mln t of staple grains for export since the beginning of 2019/20. As of Jan.14, commodities shipment increased by 7.43 mln t from the comparative period of the previous year.

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