Flour export shipment crossed 240 thou. t

Since the start of 2019/20, flour export from Ukraine has reached 241.9 thou. t, 80 thou. t (49%) more from the prior year's comparative indicator, 161.9 thou. t.

The information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports that by Feb. 17 exports reached the following indicators:

• wheat flour — 240.6 thou. t (up 79.6 thou. t from the comparative period of 2018/19);
• other types of flour — 1.3 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.

Previously reported that the U.A.E. imported 9% more flour over half the current season than within the entire 2018/19. The country holds a 28% share in Ukrainian flour exports.

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