Flour shipment from Ukraine up 11%
1 July 2020, 07:26
Flour export shipment from Ukraine since the start of 2019/20 has reached 332.3 thou. t. As of June 26, supplies of the product increased by 34.2 thou. t or 11.4% YoY, the data of the Directorate of Agrarian Sector Development of the Economy Ministry show.
Flour exports by types in the reporting period reached:
- wheat flour — 329.8 thou. t (33.1 thou. t or 11% more from the comparative period of 2018/19);
- other types of flour — 2.5 thou. t (1.1 thou. t or 79% more).
Flour exports in the 2018/19 season reached 301.4 thou. t vs. 413 thou. t in 2017/18.
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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.