KYIV. July 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine in the 2016/2017 marketing year (MY, July-June), according to preliminary data, exported 43.8 million tonnes of grain.
“The record harvest of the previous year in the amount of 66 million tonnes formed resources for exports at the level of 43.8 million tonnes, which is the record high for Ukraine,” First Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Maksym Martyniuk said.
According to him, the positive dynamics turned out to be in the record exports of flour in the amount of 369,400 tonnes.
According to the ministry, the preliminary results of exports for the 2016/2017 marketing year in terms of crops will be presented in the coming days.
As reported, with reference to the ministry, Ukraine in the 2015/2016 MY (July-June) exported 39.487 million tonnes of grain, which is 13.5% more than in the previous season.
