In the 2025/26 MY, Ukraine exported over 25 million tons of grain crops, including corn - 14.24 million tons, wheat - 9.9 million tons, barley - 1.38 million tons.
The pace of corn exports was uneven - after the September minimum (42 thousand tons), in January it reached a peak of 2.82 million tons, and in February-March it decreased to 2.7 million tons. Almost 44.7% of the exported volume was delivered to EU countries, 38.8% - to Asia, 16% - to Africa, and the main buyers remained Turkey, Italy and Spain. Prices during the season fluctuated in the range of $ 208-212 / ton.
Wheat exports peaked at 2 million tons in October, then gradually declined to a minimum in January and February, partially recovering in March. The main buyers were African and Asian countries, in particular Egypt, Algeria and Indonesia, while the EU's share was only 7% of exports. Wheat prices remained stable within $217-224/ton.
Barley exports were most active in the summer, then gradually decreased, and fell to a minimum level in the winter months, although an increase in supplies was recorded in March. The main buyer was China, whose share in total barley exports was over 33%.
In the current season, the main buyers of Ukrainian grain were countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The largest importers remained Turkey and Egypt, with a share in total exports of about 30%.
It is worth noting that the structure of sales markets has changed: deliveries to Turkey and Algeria have increased and shipments to Spain have significantly decreased, which indicates a reorientation of Ukrainian grain to traditional price-sensitive markets.
Source: https://agronews.ua/news/kudy-jde-ukrayinske-zerno-novi-lidery-sered-pokupcziv-i-nespodivani-zminy/
