Ukraine: Export of barley in the 2017/18 marketing year

During the period from July to November 2017/18 marketing year, 3.73 million tons of barley were supplied to foreign markets. Compared to the same period last marketing year, 3.97 million tons of barley were exported. Thus, we see that there was a decrease in exports by 6.5%.

Such data is provided by UkrAgroConsult.

Analysing the statistical data, we can conclude that the dynamics of exports during this marketing year is similar to 2015/16 marketing year. During 2015/16 MY the total amount that was exported was 4.4 million tons of barley.

In November, traditionally, there is a drop in supplies. During this month, it was possible to supply slightly more than 167 thousand tons of barley to foreign markets, which is 44% less than in the same period of the previous marketing year.

The report also says that the main importing countries traditionally remain such countries of the Middle East as Saudi Arabia, Libya, Israel, Iran, as well as Tunisia (North Africa).

Ukraine is one of the leading producers of barley in the world and has great potential for the export of this crop. The page provides data on the projected volume of barley production and exports for the 2017-2018 marketing year.

In addition, on the page you can find information about potential markets for Ukrainian barley producers. This will help exporters to choose the most promising markets for selling their products and determine the strategy for promotion in international markets.