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Four vessels containing a combined total of 145,000 tonnes (about 160,000 US tons) of Ukrainian wheat have set out to Asia under the “Grain from Ukraine” initiative, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry reported Saturday. 

There are 23 vessels currently being processed, the ministry said, with 734,000 tonnes (about 809,000 US tons) of Ukrainian agricultural products on them.

The ministry noted that a bulk carrier containing 71,000 tonnes (about 78,000 US tons) of wheat is among the four vessels and is bound for Indonesia.

“3 ships are moving along the grain corridor loaded with 166 thousand tonnes (about 183,000 US tons) of agricultural products,” it said.  

The statement also added that “92 vessels are awaiting inspection by the JCC (the Joint Coordination Centre) in Bosphorus,” but claimed that the queue continues to grow because of “Russia’s artificial restriction on registration for the inspection.” 

“For example, out of 65 vessels declared by the aggressor, only 3 were registered for the current day,” the ministry said. “This situation restricts the work of Ukrainian ports and causes a slowdown in the export of products of at least 3 million tonnes per month.” 

Nonetheless, the ministry said that since August, millions of tons of Ukrainian agricultural supplies has departed the key ports of Odesa.

“558 ships left the ports of Greater Odesa, exporting 14 million tonnes of Ukrainian food to the countries of Asia, Europe and Africa since the beginning of August, “ the statement concluded. 

Some background: According to the United Nations, Ukraine normally supplies the world with around 45 million tons of grain annually. This year, more than 20 million metric tons of Ukrainian wheat and corn remained trapped in Odesa as a Russian blockade fueled soaring grain commodity prices and fears of famine.

In late October, Russia said it was suspending its participation in an agreement that guarantees safe passage for ships carrying vital grain exports from Ukraine, only to reverse course and rejoin a few days later.



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