Grain export 2019/20: wheat shipment 33% up
30 March 2020, 15:36
Infographic guide Ukrainian Agribusiness 2018/19
Since the start of 2019/20 (July 2019 – June 2020), Ukraine has supplied 45.41 mln t of staple grains to foreign markets.
As of Mar. 30, agricultural commodities shipment increased by 7.82 mln t from the prior year's comparative period, 37.59 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 — 17.82 mln t (33% or 4.37 mln t more y-o-y);
- barley — 4.28 mln t (28% or 938 thou. t more y-o-y);
- corn — 22.76 mln t (13% or 3.26 mln t more y-o-y);
- rye — 5 thou. t (94% or 83.2 thou. t less y-o-y).
Previously reported that IGC experts increased the global grain production forecast for 2020/21 to 2.22 bln t, 2.2% higher from the 2019/20 forecast (2.18 bln t).
