Ukraine grain exports up 24.5pc at 38.4mn T for 2019/20 season so far

• Wheat exports rose to 16.2 million tonnes, the ministry said in a statement.
• Ukraine also exported about 4 million tonnes of barley and 17.7 million tonnes of corn.

Wheat exports rose to 16.2 million tonnes, the ministry said in a statement.

Ukraine also exported about 4 million tonnes of barley and 17.7 million tonnes of corn, it added.

The country harvested a record 75.1 million tonnes of grain in 2019, compared with 70 million tonnes in 2018.