Grain export 2021/22: wheat supply mounted up to 210 thou. t
Staple grains export shipment from Ukraine since the start of the 2021/22(1 July 2021-30 June 2022) season has come to 575 thou. t. As reported by the Agrarian Ministry, commodities shipment as of 12 July dropped by 144 thou. t or 20% YoY (12 July 2020: 719 thou. t).
Ukraine's grain export at the reporting date by crops (thou. t):
Commodity | Total | In July 2021 | YoY |
Corn | 340 | 340 | ▼30 |
Wheat | 210 | 210 | ▲51 |
Barley | 18 | 18 | ▼168 |
Rye | 3 | 3 | ▲2.8 |
As a reminder, wheat production in Ukraine in the 2021 crop year is expected to exceed 30 mln t. Wheat production in Ukraine is projected by USDA in its June report at 29.5 mln t in 2021/22.
The UGA informed about 48.8 mln t of grains and oilseeds export from Ukraine in the 2020/21 season.
Agriproducers in the south of Ukraine reported winter wheat average yield at 2.5 t/ha, winter barley at 3.66 t/ha.
As of 8 July, the new crop campaign in Ukraine progressed to 1.4 mln t.