Ukraine: The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has decided on the amount of exported wheat

According to the statement of press-center, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food together with the participants of grain market have decided on the amount of exported wheat in 2017/18 marketing year.

As a result, the market participants and grain exporters signed an appendix to Memorandum of understanding.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, agricultural associations and others.

The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food Elena Kovaleva claimed that in the current year several changes have been made to the Memorandum. Such crops as corn, rye and wheat have been excluded from the Memorandum, because there is no threat to the food safety regarding these crops.

According to the appendix, the amount of exported wheat is 16.5 million tons. It is planned to export 10.7 million tons of I-V class wheat and 5.8 million tons of VI class and nonclass wheat.

In addition, question regarding the export of oilseeds was discussed for the first time during the meeting. When setting quotas for the export of grains such as wheat, one of the key tasks is to ensure food security and protect the interests of both producers and consumers. An equally, and sometimes even more significant, role is played by the quality analysis of oilseeds — sunflower, rapeseed, soybeans, and others.

It is to be recalled that during the nine months of 2017, 11.96 million tons of wheat were exported.