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Grain export 2021/22: wheat supply steps over 6 mln t
13 September 2021, 11:24
Staple grains export shipment from Ukraine since the start of the 2021/22(1 July 2021-30 June 2022) season has reached 10.48 mln t. As reported by the Agrarian Ministry, commodities shipment as of 13 September intensified by 1.04 mln t, 11% up YoY (13 Sep. 2020: 9.44 mln t).
Ukraine's grain export at the reporting date by crops (thou. t):
| Commodity | Total | In Sep 2021 | YoY |
| Corn | 1 338 | 74 | ▲732 |
| Wheat | 6 097 | 1 523 | ▼234 |
| Barley | 2 997 | 242 | ▲524 |
| Rye | 15,7 | 3,2 | ▲14,2 |
As of 9 September, the new crop campaign was 65% completed in Ukraine. The average yield of grain and leguminous crops made up 4.38 t/ha.
In August 2021, the Port of Pivdenny shipped a record volume of grain for export—1.31 mln t—thus exceeding its previous maximum.
Agricultural commodities formed 45% of the total structure of Ukraine's exports in 2020. Europe imported 32.4% of products shipped.
The USDA in its September report put the projection for Ukraine's wheat export in 2021/22 at 23.5 mln t, corn at 32 mln t.
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- Grain and the City: Is Wheat off the Game?
- Early Grains New Crop Quality: Wheat, Barley, Rapeseed of 2021
The UGA informed about 48.8 mln t of grains and oilseeds export from Ukraine in the 2020/21 season.
