Ukraine exports almost 13 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

In particular, Ukraine exported 7.9 million tonnes of wheat, 3.43 million tonnes of barley, 6,200 tonnes of rye, and 1.54 million tonnes of maize.

Over the period under review, the agrarians also shipped 121,200 tonnes of flour abroad, including 120,800 tonnes of wheat flour and 400 tonnes of other types of flour.

Read alsoUkraine sees 3% decline in grain consumption annually – expertAs UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian agribusinesses in the 2016-2017 MY exported 43.8 million tonnes of grain, which was a record high over Ukraine's independence. At the same time, the revenue from grain exports increased by 6%, to $6.4 billion.

The previous record of grain exports at 39.4 million tonnes was reported in the 2015-2016 MY.

Ukraine harvested 65.95 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops in 2016, which was 9.7% up from 2015, and a record high over the country's independence.