This year’s harvest of grain and oil crops in Ukraine will be at 79 million tons, 10% more than last year. Three-quarters should be sent for export, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a government meeting. He said 25% of the harvested grain is enough for the country’s internal needs. Everything else should be exported to provide resources for farmers, foreign exchange for the state, and food for starving countries.
The head of government emphasized the importance of the Western grain export route and noted that Ukraine is counting on the effectiveness of the proposed mechanism for verification and control of Ukrainian agricultural exports, the EU solidarity transit routes, the expansion of the Danube ports’ capabilities, and on new grain corridors.
According to preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in 2023 farmers will harvest 21.7 million tons of wheat, 5.7 million tons of barley, and 28.5 million tons of corn.