Rye exports from Ukraine increased 11 times: Spain and Israel became key buyers

Published 2025년 1월 3일

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In the second half of the 2024/25 marketing year, Ukraine experienced a significant increase in rye exports, with volumes reaching 10.75 thousand tons, a 1,130% rise from the previous year. This surge was largely due to large orders from Spain and Israel, who imported 7.15 thousand tons and 3.05 thousand tons of Ukrainian rye respectively in September and October. Meanwhile, Germany, the leading importer in the previous year, and Poland, with a 28% reduction in imports, did not contribute as much to the current season's figures. Despite the increased export activity, Ukraine's rye production for 2024 fell by 10% compared to the previous year, totaling 209 thousand tons. The export potential for the season was estimated at 20 thousand tons.

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According to customs statistics, in July-December 2024/25 MY, rye exports from Ukraine reached 10.75 thousand tons, which is 11.3 times higher than the volume of external supplies for the same period in 2023/24 MY (0.95 thousand tons). Such a significant increase is due to the purchases of relatively large batches of rye by Spain and Israel. In particular, in September 2024, Spain imported 7.15 thousand tons of Ukrainian rye, and in October Israel purchased 3.05 thousand tons of grain, which ensured these countries among the importers of Ukrainian grain in the current season. At the same time, in the same period in 2023/24 MY, Spain and Israel were absent from the list of importers. As for other buyers of Ukrainian rye, Germany, which was the leading importer with a purchase volume of 0.45 thousand tons in the period from July to December 2023/24 MY, did not import during the same period of the current season. Poland reduced import volumes by 28% - from 0.48 thousand tons in ...

Source: Agravery