Ukraine. Groats production in January 2019 increased by 35%
5 March, 2019 at 15:03
In January 2019, Ukraine increased groats production by 35% against the same month last year.
The record corn harvest in MY 2018/19 provoked a surge in corn groats production, which was up 258% year-on-year in January 2019, reports UkrAgroConsult.
Production of hulled, half-hulled or crushed rice in the reporting period was 217% higher than a year earlier, while that of wheat and oat groats gained 62% and 47%, respectively.
At the same time, January 2019 witnessed further decline in the output of millet and barley groats (down 23% and 4%, respectively).
Groats production in Ukraine in 2018 and 2019, KMT
|
Groats |
January 2019 |
January 2018 |
Change, % |
|
Buckwheat |
5.77 |
4.97 |
16.1% |
|
Corn |
1.15 |
0.32 |
258.4% |
|
Millet |
1.24 |
1.62 |
-23.2% |
|
Oat |
1.12 |
0.76 |
46.5% |
|
Hulled, half-hulled or crushed rice |
2.57 |
0.81 |
216.7% |
|
Barley |
1.13 |
1.18 |
-4.1% |
|
Wheat |
0.50 |
0.31 |
61.8% |
