KYIV, April 2 - Ukraine’s grain exports reached a record 46 million metric tons in the first nine months of the 2019/20 season versus 37.6 million mt mshipped in the same period a season earlier, Reuters reported Thursday citing the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture.

The exported volume included 17.9 million mt of wheat, 23.3 million mt of corn and 4.3 million mt of barley, it said in a statement.

Although Ukraine is a major grain exporter and its harvest largely exceeds domestic consumption, the coronavirus pandemic has led some countries to consider export restrictions.