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27.05.2008
Ukraine: total yield of barley in 2008 will exceed last year's yield by 1.5 times
Total yield of barley in Ukraine in 2008 is expected at the level of 8.9 mln tonnes with the average productivity of 20.6 c/ha, that exceeds the last year's result by 1.5 times and reach the average level of production for the last five years, according to the report of Anastasia Ivasenko, analyst of IA "APK-Inform", at the conference "Grain Forum 2008" in Yalta.
According to the expert's opinion, considerable growth of the total yield of barley conditions substantial increase of the total barley offer in 2008/09 season. Taking into account the carry-over stocks, that are estimated at the level of 362.000 tonnes, the total barley offer would total 9.3 mln tonnes. At that, in new season, the substantial increase of the total offer of this crop is expected- to 9.3 mln tonnes against 6.4 mln tonnes in 2007/08 season.
According to the forecast of A. Ivasenko, next season, the main importer of this crop- Saudi Arabia remains the main buyer of the Ukrainian barley.
