KYIV- Ukraine's corn export is likely to rise to 2.8 million tonnes in February and to 2.85 million tonnes in March from 1.99 million tonnes exported in January, Ukrainian traders union UGA quoted economy ministry's data as showing.
Ukraine, a major global grain exporter, has sold abroad 30.9 million tonnes of grain so far in the 2020/21 July-June season, almost 21% less than in the same period a season earlier.
The volume included 13.3 million tonnes of wheat, 13.1 million tonnes of corn and 3.96 million tonnes of barley, the economy ministry data showed.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, editing by Louise Heavens) ((pavel.polityuk@tr.com; +380 44 2449150; Reuters Messaging: pavel.polityuk.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
