KIEV: Ukraine has exported 18.7 million tonnes over the first five months of the current crop year (which began July 1), according to a report from the country’s agriculture ministry. The exports included 9.3 million tonnes of wheat, 3.9 million tonnes of barley, and 5.4 million tonnes of corn. The country exported a total of 35 million tonnes in 2014/15 and plans to up that level to 36 million in 2015/16.
The US Grains Council released a quality report for sorghum for the first time ever this week, placing 92 per cent of the country’s crop as number 2 or better grade. Total production for the year was estimated at 15.0 million tonnes by the USDA, with over half destined for international markets.
A 66,000 tonne cargo of barley from the United Kingdom is on its way to Saudi Arabia, according to reports, marking the largest barley shipment out of the UK ever.
Feed barley bids in the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alberta were in the C$215 to C$223 per tonne area as of December 4, according to provincial reports. Feed wheat prices are in the C$223 to C$233 ranges.
