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Weekly tender of Japanese Food Agency (JFA) accomplished with a sensational acquisition of 25,000 tons of Ukrainian barley, a report from AgriUkraine.com revealed on August 6. According to the same source, this is the first acquisition of Ukrainian grain by Japanese traders since 1999, when Japan eased the state control of grain trading. Traditional barley suppliers to Japan, Australian traders, were extremely surprised by this deal. JFA authorities explained their move by a very profitable price.

09 August, 2002