KYIV. Dec 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine since the beginning of the 2016/2017 marketing year (MY, July-June) and as of December 15, 2016 had exported 20.06 million tonnes of grain.
According to the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food, the country exported about 10.62 million tonnes of wheat, 4.07 million tonnes of barley and about 5.26 million tonnes of corn.
In addition, 165,100 tonnes of flour had been exported on that date.
As reported with reference to the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food, Ukraine in the 2015/2016 marketing year exported 39.487 million tonnes of grain, which is 13.5% more than in the previous season.
According to the ministry’s forecasts, grain exports in the 2016/2017 MY could reach 40 million tonnes.
