(NAFB.com) – Ukraine’s Ag Department says the country’s grain output in the 2024-2025 marketing season is now forecast to drop 13 percent compared to the previous year. Production in the year ending on June 30 is expected to fall 13 percent annually as corn, barley, and rye output are all projected to drop. Corn production will plunge 24 percent from its 2023-2024 estimate to 24.6 million metric tons. The agency says Ukraine’s barley output is projected to drop three percent to 5.9 million metric tons. Rye production is projected to be 190,000 tons, an 18 percent year-over-year decrease. Wheat production is forecast at 22.9 million metric tons, little changed from the 2023-2024 estimate. Exports in the 2024-2025 marketing year are also expected to plummet. Two factors will limit grain exports, including the depletion of ending stocks in the calendar year 2022 due to the Russian invasion and to lower corn production estimates.