The 2009/10 barley exports is very similar to that seen in the bumper season of 2008/09 – 09.02.2010

The 2009/10 barley exports is very similar to that seen in the bumper season of 2008/09: high export in the beginning of the season and its sharp drop in December / January. As usual, Ukraine is the leader among barley exporters: as of January 25, 2010,  4.1 ММТ of barley was exported from there against 4.8 MMT in 2009.

 

UkrAgroConsult cuts its estimate for Ukraine’s barley export by 200KMT in the 2009/10, down to 5.9 MMT, because the pace of exports lags behind the expectations. Besides, rains in Saudi Arabia improved the conditions of pastures and this may reduce feed grain import. We believe the barley export from Ukraine will reach roughly 2 MMT for January / June 2010.