A record volume of grain was exported by Ukraine in the past one year

Ukraine exported 43.8 million tons of grain between July 2016 and June 2017, the largest volume ever since the country became independent in 1991 – the press release of the Ministry of Agriculture quoted Makszim Martinyuk deputy minister on Monday.

According to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, a record number of 66 million tons of grain was produced in the previous year, which allowed the increase of export.
He also said that exports of flour also amounted to record volume of 369.4 thousand tons in the same period. (Kovács Andrea, MTI)