THE Ukraine sowed about 70 million acres of spring cereals this year, 25% to 30% less than the same period last year, and exported 1,090 million tonnes of grain in April, the Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture announced today Mykola Solski.
The Minister underlined the the importance of Ukrainian grain exports through Romania, while the Russia has blocked Ukrainian ports, but said that these exports will be complicated in two months due to the exports of the new crop to Romania and Bulgaria.
“The sowing operation continues actively despite the difficulties mainly related to the supply chain,” the Ukrainian agriculture minister told a news conference. the sowing this year was not of the same quality as last year and that the areas for sowing corn were smaller.
According to the APE-MPE, Ukraine was the fourth largest exporter of corn in the world for the period 2020-2021 and the sixth largest exporter of wheat, according to the International Grains Council.
THE invasion of Russia in February it contributed to the instability of international markets by boosting commodity prices and destabilizing supply chains.
About them 25 million tons of grain have been trapped in Ukrainedue to the destabilization of infrastructure and the blockade of the Black Sea ports, the UN announced.
Ukrainian officials in the agricultural sector say that the export surplus amounts to 12 million tonnes and analysts believe that the huge reserves trapped in Ukraine will not leave room for storage of the new crop.
Mykola Solski repeated them allegations that Russia is stealing grain from the territory of Ukraine during the war and stated that Kyiv considers stolen all the grain transported to the Crimea via the port of Sevastopol. “Efforts are being made to seize these stolen grains soon,” he said, without elaborating.
The Ukrainian agriculture minister hailed Romania’s “interest and understanding” in Ukrainian grain exports, adding that Baltic ports would be the most attractive alternative to Ukrainian exports.
Source: News Beast
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