KIEV: In November barley exports from Ukraine was nearly 200% higher than in November 2014 (354.7 KMT against 109.4 KMT).
Nevertheless, Ukraine exported 4% less barley within five months of the current season than during the same period of the previous marketing year (3.36 MMT against 3.49 MMT during July-November 2014).
Saudi Arabia remains the main importer of Ukrainian barley. The country purchased 1914.7 KMT of barley from Ukraine in the 2015/16 MY. Japan keeps increasing barley imports from Ukraine. The volume of Ukrainian barley purchases by Japan during this period reached 177.2 KMT, that was five times as high as last season (33.5 KMT).