Regional News Ukraine’s weekly seaport grain exports increased 47 percent last week, reaching 1.13 MMT. Wheat exports totaled 557,000 MT while corn shipments were 473,000 MT. For the 2019/20 marketing year today, Ukraine has shipped 16.106 MMT of grain, including 10.06 MMT of wheat and 2.76 MMT of corn. The National Australian Bank recently cut its production estimate by 3.5 MMT to 15.5 MMT, citing drought-induced yield losses. The persistent decline in Australian production is leaving opportunities for Ukraine and the Black Sea to export higher volumes to Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries this year, especially given the wheat surpluses in the Black Sea region. However, one factor that could create problems for Indonesia...
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