# Barley Demand Rises as 2025/26 Season Begins

> Ukraine's barley exports in 2024/25 fell 12% to 2.18 million tonnes, the lowest since 2012/13. Early 2025/26 yields are low in the south, and analysts have cut their harvest estimates. Import demand, particularly from China, will determine how the next three months unfold.

- Date: 2025-07-24 · published 2025-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23843-barley-demand-rises-as-2025-26-season-begins
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Ukrainian supply and reduced harvest forecasts support export prices, and China's buying pace will be the main factor for Black Sea barley values.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agroreview.com: https://agroreview.com/en/newsen/crops/demand-for-barley-soars-the/

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