February 17, 2012

Ukraine expands scope of foreign markets' grain supplies

Mykola Prysiazhnyuk, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food informed on February 2 that Ukraine expanded the geography of foreign markets' grain supplies as well as started supplies of grains and agricultural commodities in Bangladesh and Vietnam.

According to the Minister, the country also increased grain exports to Russia and the EU.

He noted that to date Ukraine holds negotiations with Iran concerning grain supplies. Ukraine activated work with Saudi Arabia, which will buy nearly five million tonnes of grains, said Prysiazhnyuk.