Grain exports could rise by 20% for the marketing year, which ends June 30

Grain exports could rise by 20% for the marketing year, which ends June 30. There were up 9% for the first half of the marketing year, compared to same period in 2017. They While Corn shipments are up 64%, while wheat shipments are down 9%, compared to the same July-December period in 2017, according to Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service. Underscoring Ukraine’s role as a world food power, grain exports are to hit 47 million tons by the end of the marketing year, predicts the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry.