Sea port grain handling made up 23 mln t in 1H 2020
Ukrainian sea ports provided for the transshipment of 23.4 mln t of grain in 1H 2020, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) reports.
Vegetable oils shipment in the reporting period grew 6.9% to 3.4 mln t.
"Olvia sea port is increasing cargo transshipment up to 1.9 mln t, 0.7 mln t higher or 59.7% compared to the relevant period in 2019, and Berdyansk sea port up to 0.9 mln t with the growth of 0.4 mln t or 63.6%," the message reads.
According to Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine, Trade Representative of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the International Grains Council (IGC), Ukrainian grain market players should set a new benchmark for themselves — to measure export success not in tons, but in money.
Since the start of 2020/21, staple grains export shipment from Ukraine has reached 372 thou. t. As of July 10, agricultural commodities shipment reduced by 455 thou. t or 2x from the prior year's comparative period, 827 thou. t.
