Ukrainian grain exports fall 1.46 million tonnes in March

Ukrainian grain exports totalled 1.46 million tonnes in March 1-23 compared to 1.48 million tonnes in the same period in February, analyst ProAgro said on Monday. ProAgro said the volume included 1.01 million tonnes of corn, 247,000 tonnes of wheat and 195,000 tonnes of barley.
Ukraine exported its corn mostly to South Korea (229,270 tonnes), Egypt (229,000 tonnes), Spain (94,000), Portugal, Iran and other states. Ukrainian wheat went to Spain (144,000 tonnes), Egypt (90,100 tonnes) and other countries, while barley had been exported mostly to Saudi Arabia (108,000 tonnes).
Ukraine, which harvested a record 56.7 million tonnes of grain in 2011, plans to export up to 21 million tonnes in the 2011/12 season. According to the data, provided by the Farm Ministry, Ukraine exported 14.6 million tonnes of grain as March 21. The volume included 8.7 million tonnes of corn and 3.6 million tonnes of wheat.