Ukraine cut flour exports by 35 pct in 2018/19

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reports that Ukraine exported 251 thou. tons of flour by May 10th, 2019.

This volume is 35.4 per cent less than it was exported in last year's comparative period (389.1 thou. tons).

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Since the start of 2018/19, wheat flour shipments amount to 250 thou. tons, whereas other types of flour — 1 thou. tons.

In 2017/18, flour exports reached 413 thou. tons.

In Q1 2019, the production of wheat and wheat-rye flour in Ukraine decreased to 391 thou. tons, 12.8 per cent less from the corresponding period of 2018.

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