Ukraine needs to export 6.5 million tons of grain per month

Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products have remained at the level of up to 3 million tons in recent months, but Ukraine needs to export at least 6.5 million tons per month.

This was emphasized by Dmytro Solomchuk, MP, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine-Urinform.

He noted that the projected harvest of all crops will be about 75 million tons.

“Let’s also take into account the carry-over stocks as of July 1 from the last season, which is 8-9 million tons. Before the war, all Ukrainians together, including livestock farmers, consumed up to 20 million tons of feed. Today, the consumer basket of the whole country will not exceed 15-16 million tons. Therefore, in order to free up elevators and warehouses, sell products and export them before the upcoming harvest, which will start on June 15, we need to export at least 6.5 million tons per month,” he explained.

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