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Farmers union: Ukraine will ship 300,000 tonnes of barley to China before August 20.

UAC, the Ukrainian agricultural union, said that Ukraine exported between 250,000 and 300,000 metric tons (metric tons) of barley to China during July.

The largest Ukrainian farmers' union UAC said that the last barley exports to China were due on August 15th.

UAC reported that the volume of barley exported for July-August totaled 770,000 tons.

Last month, Ukrainian analyst Barva Invest reported that Chinese companies had contracted to purchase up to 700 000 tons of the Ukrainian barley crop in 2025.

Ukraine is one of the largest barley producers and exporters in the world. Beijing has certified it to supply barley for Chinese markets.

UGA, the Ukrainian grain traders' union, reported that China was the largest importer of Ukrainian barley during the 2023/24 crop season with a volume of 702,000 tonnes.

UAC warns that traders could face further problems with barley exports as the heavy rains in late July slowed down harvesting, grain quality and crop yield. The UAC also says this year's crop won't be a record.

Early August saw farmers harvesting 3.6 million tonnes of barley, while the total crop could be 4.5-5 million tons.

The union stated that "this volume will not suffice for us, and because most of the barley consumed in Ukraine is imported into the country, there could be a deficit as early as December." (Reporting and Editing by Louise Heavens, Pavel Polityuk)

(source: Reuters)