KIEV, July 28 - Ukraine has already exported 1.5 million tons of grain in the new agricultural year, which runs from July 2009 to June 2010, Agricultural Policy Minister Yuriy Melnyk told journalists in Kiev on Tuesday.

"As of today, 1.5 million tons [of grain] have been exported in July," he said, noting that Ukraine could export a total of 1.75 million tons of grain this month.