Ukraine exported 643,000 MT of grain since the beginning of May, including 617,000 MT of corn, 16,000 MT of wheat and 8,000 MT of barley, according to the country’s ag ministry. Ukraine exported only 300,000 MT of grain March and 1.1 MMT last month due to Russia’s invasion. In May 2021, Ukraine shipped 1.8 MMT of grain.
Since the start of the 2021-22 marketing year on July 1, Ukraine has exported 46.5 MMT of grain, up from 40.9 MMT during the same period last year, thanks to aggressive shipments the first half of the marketing year, prior to Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s 2021-22 grain shipments include 18.5 MMT of wheat, 21.8 MMT of corn and 5.9 MMT of barley.
