17 July 2020, 14:41,
Grain
Grain export 2020/21: staples supply 2.4x lower
Since the start of 2020/21, staple grains export shipment from Ukraine has reached 719 thou. t.
As of July 17, agricultural commodities shipment reduced by 970 thou. t or 2.4x from the prior year's comparative period, 1.69 mln t, the information-analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports.
Grain export structure in the reporting period:
- wheat — 159 thou. t, 163 thou. t less y-o-y
- barley — 186 thou. t, 141 thou. t less y-o-y
- corn — 370 thou. t, 668 thou. t less y-o-y
- rye — 0.2 thou. t, 0.2 thou. t more y-o-y
Flour shipment made up 10.9 thou. t, 4.7 thou. t less from the relevant period of 2019/20.
In the 2019/20 season, grains, pulses and flour export from Ukraine totalled the record 57.2 mln t, 6.8 mln t higher YoY (2018/19: 50.4 mln t).
Previously reported that Ukraine's trade representatives were in the process of reducing and lifting duties on grain supplies to a number of countries.