Ukraine’s Grain Export Rose in April, UkrAgroConsult Says
Ukraine’s grain exports rose 5.6
percent to 1.14 million metric tons in the first 16 days of
April, agricultural researcher UkrAgroConsult said, citing
market operators.
That compares with 1.08 million tons in a similar period in
March, the researcher, which is based in the capital Kyiv, wrote
in an e-mailed statement today.
Shipments included 618,000 tons of corn, 363,000 tons of
wheat and 133,000 tons of barley, the researcher said. Wheat was
shipped to Egypt, Israel and Vietnam, UkrAgroConsult said. Corn
went to Egypt, Israel and Iran, and barley was shipped to Syria,
Jordan and Morocco.
Another 1.07 million tons of grain, of which 725,000 tons
is corn, will be shipped in the near future, the researcher
said. This will include 300,000 tons of wheat and 20,000 tons of
barley, according to the statement.
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ccarpenter2@bloomberg.net
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