Grain export 2021/22: wheat shipment 20% behind last season's
Staple grains export shipment from Ukraine since the start of the 2021/22(1 July 2021-30 June 2022) season has come to 6.49 mln t. As reported by the Agrarian Ministry, commodities shipment as of 25 August intensified by 127 thou. t, 2% up YoY (25 Aug 2020: 6.36 mln t).
Ukraine's grain export at the reporting date by crops (thou. t):
| Commodity | Total | In Aug 2021 | YoY |
| Corn | 1172 | 210 | ▲532 |
| Wheat | 3127 | 2166 | ▼778 |
| Barley | 2164 | 1067 | ▲256 |
| Rye | 6.8 | 2 | ▲6 |
The UGA informed about 48.8 mln t of grains and oilseeds export from Ukraine in the 2020/21 season.
In its July report, the USDA projects wheat production in Ukraine another 0.5 mln t higher in 2021/22, corn production projection was left unchanged.
As of 19 August, the new crop campaign was 98% completed. Agriproducers harvested 43.7 mln t of early grain and leguminous crops. The average yield stood at 4.44 t/ha.
IGC forecasts lower grains export in 2021/22 by major producers.
