Wheat flour shipment increased 40 pct

Since the start of 2019/20, flour export shipment from Ukraine has reached 266.8 thou. t, 74.7 thou. t more from the prior year's comparative indicator, 192.1 thou. t.

The information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports that by Mar. 20 exports reached the following indicators:

• wheat flour — 265.3 thou. t (up 74.1 thou. t from the comparative period of 2018/19);
• other types of flour — 1.5 thou. t (up 0.6 thou. t).

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

As a reminder, by 2025 the volume of world flour consumption may increase by about 20 mln t compared to the current level and reach apx. 400 mln t.

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