Ukraine since the beginning of the marketing year 2019/2020 (MY, July-June) and as of March 23, 2020 had exported 44.19 million tonnes of grain and legumes, which is 7.92 million tonnes more than on the same date of the last MY.
According to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, to date, the country has exported 17.42 million tonnes of wheat, 22.03 million tonnes of corn, and 4.22 million tonnes of barley.
As of March 23 this year, some 267,800 tonnes of flour had been also exported.
As reported, Ukraine in the 2018/2019 MY exported a record 50.4 million tonnes of grain, legumes and flour, which is 23% more than in the previous MY.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in March raised its forecast for grain exports in Ukraine for the 2019/2020 MY by 680,000 tonnes compared with the February forecast, to 57.34 million tonnes due to indicators for corn.
