Ukraine exports almost 24 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

Ukrainian agribusinesses had exported 23.95 million tonnes of grain since the start of the 2017-2018 marketing year (MY, July 2017 – June 2018) by January 31.

In particular, Ukraine exported 12.2 million tonnes of wheat, 3.9 million tonnes of barley, 13,200 tonnes of rye, and 7.7 million tonnes of maize, the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry's press service said.

Read alsoUkraine's revenue from farm produce exports grows to almost US$18 bln in 2017Over the period under review, the agrarians also shipped 255,400 tonnes of flour abroad, including 254,600 tonnes of wheat flour and 800 tonnes of other types of flour.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian agribusinesses in MY 2016-2017 exported 43.8 million tonnes of grain, which was a record high amount over Ukraine's independence. At the same time, 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 MY 2015-2016.

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