Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry says that Russia is deliberately delaying the full implementation of the so-called "grain initiative" - exports of Ukrainian grain via the negotiated "grain corridor" in the Black Sea, so much so that Ukrainian ports of Greater Odesa have been operating at only 25-30% of their capacity in recent days.
The Ministry says that on 23 October, the sixth ship chartered by the World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations left the port of Chornomorsk today, the bulk carrier PANGEO, carrying 40,000 tons of wheat for Yemen.
On the same day, six ships with 124,300 tons of agricultural products for the countries of Asia and Europe left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi.
According to the Ministry, since 1 August, 380 ships exported 8.5 million tons of agricultural products to the countries of Africa, Asia, and Europe from the ports of Greater Odesa.
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister reminds that Ukraine puts forward no additional demands & wants the grain corridor to keep working, calls on states, especially those reliant on exports, to reject Russia's blackmailhttps://t.co/4lvVBBUEO6
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 14, 2022
11 ships departing from Odesa ports with Ukrainian food today, making the total of 145 ships carrying food to Asia, Africa and Europe since the grain corridor was opened in July 2022.
9 ships have already departed today while 2 more waiting for weather. https://t.co/2Q8RFdzQRs pic.twitter.com/wSPnzFDXbd
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1570046320131416068
