Ukrainian grain exports decreased on the week on 3-9 November, according to weekly export data from the country's ministry of agriculture.
The country exported 290,000t of wheat in the first week of November, down from 399,000t a week earlier. Its cumulative exports this marketing year have so far stayed below levels from a year earlier. Exports have been slowed at least in part by transport disruption in Ukraine as a result of Russian strikes on the country's energy and railway infrastructure. And strong competition from other major exporters also weighed on demand for Ukrainian wheat.
Similarly, barley and corn exports have also slowed on the week. Ukraine exported 42,000t of barley on 3-9 November, down from 63,000t a week earlier. Its cumulative exports since the beginning of July have been behind 2023-24 levels, and now have fallen slightly below the level in marketing year 2022-23, despite having shipped more in the first four months of the season (see graph).
Ukraine's corn exports fell to 290,000t in the first week of November, from 632,000t in the last week of October. Farmers have prioritised harvests of oilseeds because the crops are more vulnerable to wet weather than corn. And intermittent electricity supply has made drying the grain more difficult, further slowing harvesting.
