Flour exports halved so far 2020/21

Since the start of 2020/21(July-June), flour export shipment from Ukraine has reached 12.3 thou. t, 9 thou. t (42%) less from the prior year's comparative indicator (21.3 thou. t).

The information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine reports that by July 24 exports reached the following indicators:

• wheat flour — 12.2 thou. t (8.9 thou. t or 42% less from the comparative period of 2019/20);
• other types of flour — 0.1 thou. t (0.1 thou. t or 50% less).

Product shipment from Ukraine in 2019/20 made up 334.2 thou. t. Flour exports in the 2018/19 season reached 301.4 thou. t vs. 413 thou. t in 2017/18.

Learn more: Flour production 2019: Ukraine's market leaders

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.