Ukraine in the 2020/2021 marketing year (MY, July-June) exported 44.63 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops, which is 21.3% less than in the 2019/2020 MY.
This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, while the given data are marked as preliminary.
According to the ministry, the export of wheat by Ukraine in 2020/2021 MY decreased by 18.9% compared to 2019/2020 MY, to 16.44 million tonnes, corn – by 23.9%, to 23.06 million tonnes, barley – by 17.1%, to 4.21 million tonnes, flour exports decreased 2.6 times, to 126,000 tonnes.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Ukraine exported 56.72 million tonnes of grain and legumes in the 2019/2020 MY.
As reported, the Ministry of Economy in February of this year predicted a decline in exports of grains and legumes in the 2020/2021 MY by 20.5% compared to the previous MY, to 45.4 million tonnes.
