Ukraine has reported record high exports of grain this year, having sold 39.8 million tonnes of wheat, maize and other types of crops.
This was 44% year-over-year (y-o-y), the press center of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Agrarian Economy" has said, citing its deputy director Mykola Pugachov.
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The grain exports in monetary terms grew by 42.5%, to US$6.8 billion.
"In the nine months of 2019, some 13.7 million tonnes of wheat worth US$2.5 billion was sold abroad along with 22.6 million tonnes of maize worth US$3.7 billion and 3.3 million tonnes of barley worth US$600 million," it said.
Countries in Africa, Asia and Europe remained the largest buyers of Ukrainian grain in January-September 2019. In particular, Egypt was in the lead in the ranking of the largest importers of Ukrainian grain; its share in total exports in January-September 2019 was 14.1% (in monetary terms). "Compared to the same period in 2018, that country's spending on grain purchases grew by 75%, US$966 million," it said.
The following countries also had significant shares: China (9.6%), Spain (7.5%), Turkey (7.4%), the Netherlands (6.8%), Indonesia (5.1%), Bangladesh (3.9%), Israel (3.4%), Tunisia and Italy (3.1% each).
As UNIAN reported, the grain harvest in Ukraine is expected to reach a record 80 million tonnes this year thanks to investment in upgrading farming equipment and technologies.
In the 2018-2019 marketing year (July 2018 – June 2019), farmers exported 49.7 million tonnes of grain, which is a record over Ukraine's independence.
