UKRAINE has exported 1.09 million tonnes of grain in April, said Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, adding that the nation has also sown seven million hectares of spring crops this year.
Mr Solskyi, concedes that is 25-30 per cent less than in the corresponding period of 2021, Reuters reports.Exports go through Romania while Russia is blockading Ukrainian ports, but said those exports could be complicated in two months by exports of the new wheat crop in Romania and Bulgaria.
'The sowing campaign is going on actively despite the difficulties associated primarily with logistics,' Mr Solskyi told a news conference.
He said the sowing this year was not of the same quality as last year and that the sowing area for corn was smaller.
Russia's invasion of ukraine in February has added to volatility in international financial markets, sending commodity prices higher and affecting logistics.
Ukraine had been the world's fourth largest exporter of corn in the 2020/21 season and the number six wheat exporter, according to the International Grains Council.
Nearly 25 million tonnes of grain are stuck in Ukraine and unable to leave the country due to infrastructure challenges and blocked Black Sea ports, a UN food agency official said.
Ukrainian agriculture officials say the exportable surplus is around 12 million tonnes and analysts have said Ukraine's currently large stocks will leave no room for storing the new harvest when it comes.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the problem of global food security could not be solved without restoring Ukrainian agricultural production to the world market.
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Mr Solskyi, concedes that is 25-30 per cent less than in the corresponding period of 2021, Reuters reports.Exports go through Romania while Russia is blockading Ukrainian ports, but said those exports could be complicated in two months by exports of the new wheat crop in Romania and Bulgaria.
'The sowing campaign is going on actively despite the difficulties associated primarily with logistics,' Mr Solskyi told a news conference.
He said the sowing this year was not of the same quality as last year and that the sowing area for corn was smaller.
Russia's invasion of ukraine in February has added to volatility in international financial markets, sending commodity prices higher and affecting logistics.
Ukraine had been the world's fourth largest exporter of corn in the 2020/21 season and the number six wheat exporter, according to the International Grains Council.
Nearly 25 million tonnes of grain are stuck in Ukraine and unable to leave the country due to infrastructure challenges and blocked Black Sea ports, a UN food agency official said.
Ukrainian agriculture officials say the exportable surplus is around 12 million tonnes and analysts have said Ukraine's currently large stocks will leave no room for storing the new harvest when it comes.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the problem of global food security could not be solved without restoring Ukrainian agricultural production to the world market.
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