Ukraine Seeks 4 Million-Ton Barley Agreement With Saudi Arabia

Ukraine is seeking to reach agreement with Saudi Arabia on supplying as much as 4 million metric tons of barley to the Middle East country, Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said.

Saudi officials will arrive in Ukraine next month to discuss an accord, Prysyazhnyuk said in a statement e-mailed yesterday.

Ukraine aims to almost double grain shipments to Saudi Arabia to 7 million tons, the minister said in March, without giving further details.

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