Ukraine exports 6.9 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

REUTERS Ukrainian agribusinesses exported 6.9 million tonnes of grains from July 1, 2019, the start of the 2019-2020 marketing year (MY), to August 22, 2019. Read alsoGrains, oilseeds harvest in Ukraine may set new record in MY 2019-2020 In particular, Ukraine exported 3.7 million tonnes of wheat, over 1.6 million tonnes of barley, and 1.7 million tonnes of maize, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry&#39;s press service. Over the period under review, agrarians also shipped 40,600 tonnes of flour to foreign customers, it said. As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian agribusinesses in MY 2018-2019 exported 49.7 million tonnes of grain, which was a record high over Ukraine&#39;s independence. The previous record of grain exports in Ukraine was registered in MY 2016-2017 at the level of 43.8 million tonnes. In 2018, Ukraine harvested a record high yield of grains, having threshed 70.1 million tonnes, according to the agrarian ministry.

Ukraine exports 6.9 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

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