Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stated that, despite the war, Ukraine remains a key player in the global food market. This season, the country will supply 46% of worldwide sunflower oil exports and over 12% of global corn exports. Svyrydenko added that immediately after the full-scale invasion began, Ukraine launched the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian initiative, which fed millions in Africa and the Middle East. She emphasized that since the war began Ukraine has exported over 66 million tons of food to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.The Ministry of Economy reported that in the current marketing year Ukraine has already exported 5.8 million tons of wheat. Ukraine is also among the top six global exporters of chicken. Meanwhile, this year’s corn harvest could be the largest in the last four years with 31 to 31.5 million tons, roughly 50% of all grain crops. The forecast from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) even reaches 32 million tons. It is expected that Ukraine’s corn exports will total about 24.5 million tons.https://ubn.news/ukraine-accounts-for-nearly-50-of-the-worlds-sunflower-oil-market-and-12-of-the-corn-market/ (ICE KIEV)

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