Ukrainian grain exports totaled 37.2 million tons in the 2025/26 crop year (July to June), down 8.4% from the 40.6 million tons shipped in the previous cycle, the country's Deputy Economy Minister told Reuters on Friday (3). The decline reflects the impacts of the war on the Ukrainian agricultural sector. Since the beginning of the conflict, grain production and exports have been affected by the occupation and destruction of agricultural areas caused by Russia, in addition to logistical challenges for the flow of the harvest.

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