Ukraine already exported 6 mln tonnes of grains — Ministry of Agrarian Policy
Since the beginning of the current marketing year and as of October 8, 2012, the general grain exports from Ukraine already totaled 6 mln tonnes.
According to data of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, in particular, during the reporting period the country exported 3 mln tonnes of wheat, including 2.4 mln tonnes of milling wheat, 1.54 mln tonnes of maize and 1.33 mln tonnes of barley.
As of the reporting date, traders already contracted for exports 10.64 mln tonnes of grains, including 5.32 mln tonnes of wheat (4.48 mln tonnes of milling wheat), 1.89 mln tonnes of barley, 3.17 mln tonnes of maize.
As a reminder, previously the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and grain trading companies, operating on the domestic market, agreed that in the current MY the country will not export more than 4 mln tonnes of wheat, 3 mln tonnes of barley and 12.4 mln tonnes of maize.