KIEV, May 13 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has forecast that the Ukrainian grain harvest in 2015 will reach 55.33 million tons against 64.1 million tons in 2014.

In particular, the USDA projects that in 2015 Ukraine will harvest 22 million tons of wheat, 33.33 million tons of fodder grain, and 26 million tons of maize.

According to the USDA, Ukraine may export 28.68 million tons of grain in the 2015/2016 marketing year (July through June), which will be 16.1%, or 5.51 million tons, down on exports expected in the current marketing year (34.19 million tons: 22.690 million tons of fodder grain and 11.5 million tons of wheat).