Ukraine since the beginning of the agricultural year 2019/2020 (July-June) and as of April 3, 2020 had exported 46.3 million tonnes of grain and legumes, which is 7.98 million tonnes more than on the same date of the previous agri-year.
According to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, to date, the country has exported 17.88 million tonnes of wheat, 23.55 million tonnes of corn, and 4.37 million tonnes of barley.
As of April 3 of this year, 276,400 tonnes of flour had been also exported.
As reported, Ukraine in the 2018/2019 agri-year exported a record 50.4 million tonnes of grain, legumes and flour, which is 23% more than in the previous agri-year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in March raised its forecast for grain exports in Ukraine for the 2019/2020 agri-year by 680,000 tonnes compared with the February forecast, to 57.34 million tonnes due to corn.
