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In November last year Ukraine exported 304,000 tons of barley - by 36,000 tons or 10 percent less than in October. Average price for barley under November contracts constituted $82.3 per ton against $77.5 per ton in October, according to an Ukrainian source.

Shipments decreased to Spain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, but increased sharply to Japan - to 40,000 tons from 3,400 tons in October. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia remained basic purchaser of Ukrainian barley in November, having bought 46 percent of total Ukraine's export, the same as in the previous month.

Totally, since the start of the marketing year (July) till November Ukraine exported 1.7 million tons of barley - 9 percent up from export over the same months the year before.

According to APK-Inform estimates, export in December rose up to 400,000-500,000 tons, and total export over the season is seen to reach 3.8 million tons. Over the season of 2001/02 Ukraine exported 2.8 million tons of barley.

According to preliminary information from regions, due to low frost resistance, more than a half of winter barley plantings may have been killed by December frosts, Ukraine's Centre of Hydro-Meteorology reported Friday.


13 January, 2003