date:Jun 20, 2013
ought 550,000 tonnes of maize and about 50,000 tonnes of wheat via forward contracts. Another 3.4 million tonnes of grain are likely to be bought on the spot market.
He said Ukraine had already met all the requirements to ship maize to China's domestic market and also would supply it with wheat, barley, soybeans and other commodities once it had received authorisation from the Chinese side.
Ukraine has forecast a harvest of 53-54 million tonnes of grain this year, 2 million tonnes below the re