# Ukraine supplies every fifth tonne of grains to the Middle East — APK-Inform

> Ukraine exported 6.3 million tonnes of wheat, barley and corn to Middle Eastern countries in July-December 2019/20, about 21% of its total grain exports and up 70% from a year earlier. Turkey, Yemen and Israel were the key buyers.

- Date: 2020-01-19 · published 2020-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54927-ukraine-supplies-every-fifth-tonne-of-grains-to-the-middle-east-apk-inform
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Middle East demand for Ukrainian grain supports Black Sea export prices and shows buyers are absorbing supply, mildly supportive for wheat and barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-01 | [Will Ukraine be able to export all of its grain in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14133-will-ukraine-be-able-to-export-all-of-its-grain-in-2026.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-27 | [Ukraine weekly seaport grain exports little changed at 1.16 mln T - APK-Inform \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54921-ukraine-weekly-seaport-grain-exports-little-changed-at-1-16-mln-t-apk-inform.md) | -4.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-20 | [Ukrainian seaports cut grain export by more than 6 mln tonnes in 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48981-ukrainian-seaports-cut-grain-export-by-more-than-6-mln-tonnes-in-2020.md) | +4.0% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-21 | [Export prices for barley in Ukraine reached the level of corn and feed wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26576-export-prices-for-barley-in-ukraine-reached-the-level-of-corn-and-feed-wheat.md) | +3.4% | +5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-06 | [Ukraine grain exports down at 26.4mn tonne so far in 2020/21 - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48984-ukraine-grain-exports-down-at-26-4mn-tonne-so-far-in-2020-21-markets-business.md) | +0.8% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/agencynews/1507200

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