April 8 2003, 13:02

Grain exports from Ukraine might be quoted

As it has already been reported, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma intends to strengthen state regulation of the grain market, because of the crisis burst in January-March this year.

According to a source in the Cabinet of Ministers, the draft decree about state regulation of the grain market stipulates restriction of grain exports by a monthly quota in the amount of 1 million tonnes, the server Correspondent.net has informed.

According to State Statistics Committee, in July 2002-March 2003 Ukraine exported about 10 million tonnes of grain.