Grain stocks in Ukraine 8% lower year-over-year as of July 1

Grain stocks at agricultural enterprises in Ukraine, apart from small ones, and at enterprises that store and process grain, amounted to nine million tonnes as of July 1, 2013, which is 8% down year-over-year, Ukraine's State Statistics Service has said.

Wheat stocks amounted to 4.5 million tonnes, those of barley stood at 2.1 million tonnes, corn at 1.8 million tonnes, and rye at 200,000 tonnes.

Grain reserves just at agricultural enterprises weighed in at 5.4 million tonnes as of July 1, which was 9% more than a year earlier, including 2.6 million tonnes of wheat, 1.4 million tonnes of barley, and one million tonnes of corn.

The statistic service's figures indicate that sunflower seed reserves amounted to 800,000 tonnes as of the said date, which was 35% less year-over-year, including the 300,000 tonnes stored at agricultural enterprises (the same as year-over-year).