KYIV, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian livestock and poultry producers' associations have asked the government to limit corn exports in the 2020/21 season to 22 million tonnes to avoid a shortage of animal feed, analyst APK-Inform said on Wednesday.
The associations were not immediately available to comment.
Ukraine's corn harvest fell to around 29.3 million tonnes in 2020 from 35.9 million a year earlier and producers fear large-scale corn exports could sharply reduce grain stocks and raise corn prices.
Ukraine has exported 9.7 million tonnes of corn so far this season, 2.6 million tonnes less than in the same period a season ago, the economy ministry said.
"If this volume (of 22 million tonnes) is exceeded, temporary restrictions on corn exports should be imposed to ensure domestic consumption in the volumes necessary to preserve animal husbandry," APK-Inform quoted the associations as saying.
In November, the Ukrainian pig and poultry growers associations also asked the government to set a maximum volume of corn available for export in the 2020/21 season due to a sharp jump in fodder costs.
The government said did not plan any change in its grain export policy. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk. Editing by Mark Potter)
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