Export of Ukrainian grain is 1 million tons behind last year
The volume of grain exports from Ukraine since the beginning of 2021/22 MY as of September 17, 2021 amounted to 11.37 million tons, which is 1 million tons or 10% more than last year (10.33 million tons).
This is evidenced by the data of the State Fiscal Service, according to the message of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Thus, almost 6.75 million tons of wheat have been exported since the beginning of the season, which is 4% less than in the last season.
Barley supplies to foreign markets amounted to 3.17 million tons (+ 20%).
As of the reporting date, 21.5 thousand tons of rye were shipped, which is significantly higher than last year's figure (1.5 thousand tons).
Corn was exported 1.39 million tons, which is more than twice as much as last year.
At the same time, the export of Ukrainian flour since the beginning of the season amounted to 29.9 thousand tons, which is 33% less than the indicator for the same date of the last season.
For reference: in 2020/21 MY, the export of grain and leguminous crops amounted to 44.6 million tons: wheat - 16.6 million tons; barley - 4.2 million tons; rye - 17.1 thousand tons; corn - 23.1 million tons; flour - 126.9 thousand tons.