KYIV, Feb 13 – Ukraine in 2018 exported grain for $7.2 billion, hitting the record, the press service of the Institute of Agrarian Economics national research center has reported.

According to the Institute of Agrarian Economics, grain exports in kind fell by 0.4% in 2018 compared with 2017, to 41.7 million tons, and the record revenue is linked to growth of grain prices.

The volume of wheat and barley exports in 2018 fell compared with 2017 to 16.4 million tons and 3.6 million tons respectively.