China, Turkey and Libya are the main buyers of Ukrainian barley in the new season
10.12.2025 - 10:45
Despite the overall decrease in barley exports by 37%, Turkey sharply increased purchases of Ukrainian grain – more than six times.
Ukraine has exported 1.2 million tons of barley since the beginning of the 2025/26 MY. This is 46% of the projected export potential and 37% less than in the same period of the previous season, APK-Inform reports.
The main importers for the period July-November:
• China – 42% of the total volume of purchases (a decrease of 31% compared to the 2024/25 MY),
• Turkey – 20% (an increase of 6.4 times: 233 thousand tons against 36 thousand tons),
• Libya – 12% (a decrease of 37%).
Experts estimate the export potential of barley in the current MY at 2.5 million tons – an increase of 11% compared to last year. The gross grain harvest is about 5.3 million tons.
Also, the day before, USM wrote that insurance rates in the Black Sea have tripled due to shipowners’ fears of new Russian attacks on exports from Ukraine.
