Ukraine exports almost 36.3 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

Ukrainian agribusinesses exported 36.32 million tonnes of grain from July 1, 2019, the start of the 2019-2020 marketing year (MY), which was 8.4 million tonnes up from the relevant period of MY 2018-2019.

In particular, Ukraine exported 15.8 million tonnes of wheat, 3.8 million tonnes of barley, 16.1 million tonnes of maize, and 5,000 tonnes of rye, the Ukrainian Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade, and Agriculture reported.

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Over the period under review, agrarians shipped abroad some 223,300 tonnes of wheat flour and other flours, which was 80,000 tonnes up against the relevant period of MY 2018-2019, the report said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian farmers harvested 75 million tonnes of grains in 2019, of which 54 million tonnes will be exported to foreign markets, according to the ministry.

The yield of grain was 70.1 million tonnes in 2018. Ukrainian agribusinesses in MY 2018-2019 exported 49.7 million tonnes of grain, which was a record high over Ukraine's independence.