Ukraine exported over 34 million tons of grain

The volume of export deliveries of grain crops from Ukraine from the beginning of 2021/22 MY as of January 12, 2022 amounted to more than 34 million tons, which is 6.8 million tons or 25% more than last year, reported the press-service of Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

Thus, since the beginning of the season 16.2 million tons of wheat have been exported, which is 28% more than last year.

The supply of barley to foreign markets amounted to 5.3 million tons (+ 37%).

As of the reporting date, 146.8 thousand tons of rye were shipped, which is dozens of times higher than last year’s figure (1.7 thousand tons).

Corn exported 12.1 million tons. The increase in deliveries amounted to 18% compared to last year.

At the same time, the export of Ukrainian flour since the beginning of the season amounted to 60.8 thousand tons, which is 25% less than the indicator for the same date last season.

For reference: in 2020/21 MY, the export of grain and leguminous crops amounted to 44.6 million tons: wheat – 16.6 million tons; barley – 4.2 million tons; rye – 17.1 thousand tons; corn – 23.1 million tons; flour – 126.9 thousand tons

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