Ukraine 2019/20 grain exports at 1.7mn T so far

KIEV: Ukraine's grain exports rose to 1.7 million tonnes so far in the 2019/20 July-June season compared with 778,000 tonnes at the same point in the previous season, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.

Ukraine plans to harvest at least 70 million tonnes of grain this year, almost the same volume as it threshed in 2018.

The ministry gave no export forecast for this season. In 2018/19, Ukraine exported a record 50 million tonnes of various grains.

Grains, vegetable oils and oilseeds dominate Ukraine's agricultural exports.