Ukrainian barley exports recovered in December

245 KMT of barley was exported in December 2019/20, or 74% more than in November and twice as much as in December 2018/19, reports UkrAgroConsult.

3.7 KMT of barley had been exported since the beginning of the season, or 18% more than in the same period in MY 2018/19.

Traditionally, the main importers are China, the EU and Saudi Arabia.

For a third month in a row now, supplies to the European Union remain insignificant.

Saudi Arabia’s interest in Ukrainian barley declined this season: the country imported half as much as a year earlier.

The majority of other importing countries show stronger demand than last season: Turkey, Algeria, the EU, Israel, China and Egypt.

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