Ukraine: Barley exports in 2021/22 total 5.5 mln tonnes

Ukraine has exported 38.6 million tonnes of grain so far in the 2021/22 July-June season, up 31.6% from the same stage a season earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on February 2.

The total included 17 million tonnes of wheat, 5.5 million tonnes of barley and 15.6 million tonnes of corn, the data showed.

Agriculture Minister Roman Leshchenko has said the country harvested a record 84 million tonnes of grain in clean weight in 2021, up from 65 million tonnes in 2020.

The ministry has said the 2021/22 exports could include 24.5 million tonnes of wheat, 30.9 million of corn and 5.2 million of barley.

Ukraine's exports last season included 23.1 million tonnes of corn, 16.6 million of wheat and 4.2 million of barley.

02 February, 2022