The severe drought across much of Ukraine will cut this year’s wheat harvest by 3%, to 25.5 million tons, and exports by 6%, to 16 million tons,

The severe drought across much of Ukraine will cut this year’s wheat harvest by 3%, to 25.5 million tons, and exports by 6%, to 16 million tons, forecasts UkrAgroConsult, the agriculture consultancy. Barley exports could fall 7.5% to 3.7 million tons. Some rain fell in central Ukraine on Tuesday, but for many farmers it was too little, too late.