Ukraine Sets Corn Export Cap

Ukraine recently established a 24 million metric ton cap for exports of corn for the 2020-2021 marketing year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service reported Feb. 5. The export cap was implemented after Ukrainian feed producers lobbied for export limits due to concerns that increasing grain prices “would have a direct impact on the profitability of their businesses,” the FAS said. Although the announcement set an export threshold, FAS said there is a “high probability” remaining corn stocks can be “freely exported” July to September “before the conclusion of the standardized” marketing year.