Favourable weather conditions have boosted US 's late-sown maize crop, potentially leading to a record harvest of 27-28 million tonnes , according to acting Agriculture Minister Martyniuk . KIEV (Reuters) - An additional 10% of the grain could be shipped to China as a trade spat with the Ukraine prompts the Asian nation to seek alternative suppliers, Maksym Martyniuk said. Ukraine has already shipped 2.6 million tonnes to China in the 2017-2018 season . The maize boost could offset a smaller-than-expected wheat harvest, which was reduced by between 12% and 16% to 27-28 million tonnes by bad weather.
Favourable weather conditions have boosted US 's late-sown maize crop, potentially leading to a record harvest of 27-28 million tonnes , according to acting Agriculture Minister Martyniuk . An additional 10% of the grain could be shipped to China as a trade spat with the Ukraine prompts the Asian nation to seek alternative suppliers, Maksym Martyniuk said. Ukraine has already shipped 2.6 million tonnes to China in the 2017-2018 season . The maize boost could offset a smaller-than-expected wheat harvest, which was reduced by between 12% and 16% to 27-28 million tonnes by bad weather.