8 April 2009
Vladimir Klimenko, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association, said yesterday that Ukraine has exported 21.5 mln mt of grain YTD, a new historical high. Klimenko said that this amount included barley, wheat, oil and corn crops, including rapeseed, sunflower and soy. Yuriy Melnyk, Ukraine’s Minister of Agriculture has said that this year Ukraine could export 25-25.5 mln mt of grain.