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UKRAINE EXPORTS SLIGHTLY OVER 500,000 TONNES OF GRAIN SINCE EARLY 2015/16 AGRI-YEAR

13 July , 2015  

KYIV. July 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Grain exports from Ukraine since early current agricultural year (July-June) as of July 10, 2015 totaled 527,000 tonnes, including 343,000 tonnes of corn, the press service of the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has reported.

The ministry said that as of July 10, 97,000 tonnes of wheat, 85,000 tonnes of barley and 2,000 tonnes of other grain cops was supplied to foreign markets.

A total of 268,000 tonnes of grain was loaded to ships.

As reported, tentatively grain exports from Ukraine in 2014/15 agricultural year totaled 34.805 million tonnes, including 18.837 million tonnes of corn. A total of 11.234 million tonnes of wheat, 4.46 million tonnes of barley and 280,000 tonnes of other grain crops was supplied to foreign markets.