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.
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,
