Ukraine Grains Exports Down 29.6% At 23.6-MMT

Ukraine has exported 23.6 million tons of grain so far in the 2022-2023 season, down from the 33.5 million tons exported during the previous season, agriculture ministry data showed, Pavel Polityuk reported for Reuters.

Photo Insert: Ukraine could harvest about 51 million tons of grain this year, down from a record 86 million tons in 2021.

The volume included around 8.6 million tons of wheat, 13.3 million tons of corn, and about 1.7 million tons of barley.

After an almost six-month blockade caused by the Russian invasion, three Ukrainian Black Sea ports were unblocked at the end of July under a deal between Moscow and Kyiv brokered by the United Nations and Turkey.

The government has said that Ukraine could harvest about 51 million tons of grain this year, down from a record 86 million tons in 2021, because of the loss of land to Russian forces and lower yields.

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