Grain export 2020/21: first million tons

Since the start of 2020/21, staple grains export shipment from Ukraine has reached 1.14 mln t.

As of July 24, agricultural commodities shipment reduced by 1.32 mln t from the prior year's comparative period, 2.43 mln t, the information-analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports.

Grain export structure in the reporting period:

  • wheat — 412 thou. t, 114 thou. t less y-o-y
  • barley — 301 thou. t, 198 thou. t less y-o-y
  • corn — 396 thou. t, 1.01 mln t less y-o-y
  • rye — 0.2 thou. t, 0.2 thou. t more y-o-y

Flour shipment made up 12.3 thou. t, 9.0 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).

IGC experts revised downward the forecast for global grain production in 2020/21 to 2.23 bln t, 12 mln t lower from the previous forecast (2.24 bln t).

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