Ukraine exports almost 18 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

Ukrainian farmers have already shipped 9 million tonnes of wheat abroad.

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Ukrainian agribusinesses exported 17.6 million tonnes of grain from July 1, 2018, the start of the 2018-2019 marketing year (MY), to November 28, 2018.

In particular, Ukraine exported 9 million tonnes of wheat, 3 million tonnes of barley, and 5.1 million tonnes of maize, the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry's press service said.

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Over the period under review, the agrarians also sold to foreign partners some 89,000 tonnes of flour.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian agrarians in the 2017-2018 MY exported 39.4 million tonnes of grains, according to preliminary data.

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