Ukraine exports 27.7 mln tonnes of grain since early 2014/15 agri-year
Ukrainian grain exports since the start of the current agricultural year (July-June) as of April 20, 2015 totaled almost 27.7 million tonnes, including 9.83 million tonnes of wheat, according to an Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine press release.
The ministry said that 12.42 million tonnes of corn and 4.26 million tonnes of barley were supplied to foreign markets. Other grain exports totaled 204,000 tonnes.
As reported, with reference to the State Statistics Service, Ukraine in 2014 harvested a record high of 63.8 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops (excluding Crimea), which is 2.4% more than in 2013.
In late January, the ministry and grain market players signed a memorandum of understanding on grain exports in the 2014/2015 MY. In addition to the memorandum, the volume of wheat exports was defined - 12.8 million tonnes, including 7.1 million tonnes of food wheat, corn - 20.2 million tonnes, barley - 4.2 million tonnes.
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