E-Malt.com News article: Ukraine: Barley exports total 3.78 mln tonnes so far in 2021/22

Ukraine has exported 14.36 million tonnes of grain so far in the 2021/22 July-June season versus 12.15 million at the same point a year earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on October 1.

That included 8.94 million tonnes of wheat, 3.78 million tonnes of barley and 1.43 million tonnes of corn, the data showed.

Ukraine may thresh a record 80.6 million tonnes of grain in 2021, up from 65 million tonnes in 2020.

Exports could jump to 60.7 million tonnes in 2021/22 from 44.7 million tonnes in 2020/21.

The government has said grain exports could include 24.4 million tonnes of wheat, 30.9 million tonnes of corn and 5.2 million tonnes of barley.

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

The ministry said on October 1 farms have harvested 46.99 million tonnes of grain from 67.3% of the sown area and the yield averaged 4.38 tonnes per hectare.


03 October, 2021