Ukraine corn exports push grain volumes 20% higher to 35m mt

Ukraine has exported an additional 700,000 mt of grain since last Wednesday, with corn sales driving overall grain exports up 20% from last year to 35 million mt, government data showed Monday.

Corn exports have surged ahead this year and total volumes are now 69% higher than last year at 18.4 million mt, data from the State Committee for Consumer Goods and Consumer Protection showed.

Total wheat exports, meanwhile, are 12% lower than last year at 12 million mt, with an 8% increase in milling wheat exports to 8.1 million mt offset by a 23% reduction in feed wheat to 4.6 million mt as corn sales have been prioritised.

Barley exports are down 21% at 3.1 million mt.