24 March 2020, 08:44,
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Flour trade upsized 36% since the season's start
Since the start of 2019/20, flour export shipment from Ukraine has reached 267.8 thou. t, 71 thou. t (36%) more from the prior year's comparative indicator, 196.8 thou. t.
The information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports that by Mar. 23 exports reached the following indicators:
- wheat flour — 266.3 thou. t (up 70.1 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.
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.
As of Mar. 23, grain export shipment from increased by 7.92 mln t (22%) from the prior year's comparative period.