News From Agro-Industrial Complex

Linseed exports from Ukraine totaled 3.6 KMT in August 2016/17 that is up more than 2.5 times from July (1.4 KMT) and up 44% from August 2016 (2.5 KMT). Due to the upward trend seen in the latter half of the season, linseed exports for the whole season hit a record 63 KMT, or 57.5% more than last marketing year (40 KMT).

The end markets of Ukrainian linseed were diversified considerably in the 2016/17 season, when its importers numbered 50 countries. In addition, the key buyers stepped up purchases from Ukraine: they absorbed a combined 90% of all the linseed shipped abroad.

Since the beginning of 2017/18 MY, and as of August 10, Ukraine exported 3.947 mln tonnes of grains, reported the phytosanitary security and seed farming control department at the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP).

In particular, Ukraine supplied almost 1.6 mln tonnes of wheat on foreign markets, including 0.739 mln tonnes of milling wheat and 0.844 mln tonnes of feed wheat, as well as 1.374 mln tonnes of barley, and 0.949 mln tonnes of corn.

In January-June 2017, foreign trade turnover of Ukrainian agrarian products reached $10,903.1 million, which is 25.2% of country's total foreign trade turnover, the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry reports.

In the 2016/2017 marketing year (MY, September-June), Ukraine exported 738,500 tons of sugar, which is almost 10 times more than during the same period of the previous marketing year.