Ukraine: Import of flour and corn

During the period from January to November 2017, 25.850 t of flour were imported to Ukraine. The amount of import was 4.180.000 dollars.

Such data was provided by the State Fiscal Service.

The structure of import is as follows: during this period, 3.490 t of wheat flour were imported, and most of the import was flour made of other types of grain – 22.360 t.

The main exporter of flour from various types of cereals during the period from January to November 2017 is Belarus. Sum of supplies amounted to 3.140.000 dollars, and the volume of exports to Ukraine was just over 22.000 t.

The main suppliers of wheat flour to Ukraine were Belarus (317.000 dollars), Italy (285.000 dollars) and Russia (237.000 dollars).

Also, during the period from January to November, 31.380 t of corn were imported. Sum of import amounted to 116.700.000 dollars.

Such data was provided by the State Fiscal Service.

The main exporters of corn to Ukraine during the reporting period were Romania (the cost of delivery was 36.35 million dollars and the import volume was 9.77 thousand tons), Hungary (the cost of delivery was 27.99 million dollars and the import volume was 7.53 thousand tons) and France (the cost of delivery was 23.44 million dollars and the import volume was 6.3 thousand tons).

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