24 July 2020, 16:35,
Grain
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).