Ukraine exports over 1 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

Ukrainian farmers have already shipped 122,000 tonnes of wheat abroad.

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Ukrainian agribusinesses exported more than 1 million tonnes of grain from July 1, 2019, the start of the 2019-2020 marketing year (MY), to July 12, 2019.

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In particular, Ukraine exported 122,000 tonnes of wheat, 69,000 tonnes of barley, and 817,000 tonnes of maize, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry's press service.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian agribusinesses in MY 2018-2019 exported 49.7 million tonnes of grain, which was a record high over Ukraine's independence.

The previous record of grain exports at 43.8 million tonnes was reported in MY 2016-2017.

In 2018, Ukraine harvested a record high yield of grains, having threshed 70.1 million tonnes, according to the agrarian ministry.

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