China doubled imports of Ukrainian barley this summer, pushing Ukrainian export prices up 20%

China doubled imports of Ukrainian barley this summer, pushing Ukrainian export prices up 20%, reports APK-Inform. “Chinese demand is just off the scale,” reports the Kyiv-based agricultural consultancy. Sharpening buyer worries, Ukraine’s Economy Ministry warned last month that Ukraine’s due to poor barley harvests, Ukraine exports could drop by 35%, to 3.3 million tons.