Grain export 2019/20: trade volume 25 pct up
28 February 2020, 13:23
Since the start of 2019/20 (July 2019 – June 2020), Ukraine has supplied 40.65 mln t of staple grains to foreign markets.
As of Feb. 28, agricultural commodities shipment increased by 8.22 mln t (25%) from the prior year's comparative period, 32.43 mln t, the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports.
Grain export structure in the reporting period is as follows:
- wheat — 16.51 mln t (3.98 mln t more y-o-y);
- barley — 4.02 mln t (740 thou. t more y-o-y);
- corn — 19.63 mln t (3.64 mln t more y-o-y);
- rye — 5 thou. t (82.6 thou. t less y-o-y).
As a reminder, in the year 2019, the leaders of the TOP 10 largest companies in terms of grain storage capacity remained unchanged.