# Demand for Ukrainian barley falls despite rising prices nakukurudzu

> Ukrainian barley demand has fallen as major importers, including Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Jordan, Israel and the EU, bought less. Ukraine's barley exports for the season total 4.12 million tonnes, down 5% year on year. Spot barley prices are unchanged at $220-225 per tonne because of weak demand, while corn and wheat prices rose.

- Date: 2021-04-30 · published 2021-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47682-demand-for-ukrainian-barley-falls-despite-rising-prices-nakukurudzu
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker import demand from key Middle East and North African buyers pressures Black Sea barley prices. Ukraine's larger new-crop outlook adds to the bearish pressure.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/popit-na-ukrainskij-yachmin-padae-popri-zrostannya-tcin-nakukurudzu.html

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