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UKRAINE EXPORTS 24 MLN TONNES OF GRAIN SINCE START OF 2017/2018 marketing year

2 February , 2018  

Ukraine since the beginning of the 2017/2018 marketing year (MY, July-June) and as of January 31, 2018 had exported 23.953 million tonnes of grain.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the country has exported about 12.2 million tonnes of wheat, 3.9 million tonnes of barley, and 7.7 million tonnes of corn.
In addition, farmers exported 255,400 tonnes of flour.
As reported, with reference to the ministry, Ukraine in the 2016/2017 MY exported 43.9 million tonnes of grain.
According to the ministry’s forecasts, grain exports from Ukraine in the 2017/2018 MY will amount to 41 million tonnes.