China News Service, August 23. According to Reuters, on the 23rd local time, the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture said that since an agreement was reached on the issue of outbound agricultural products from Black Sea ports, 33 cargo ships with a total of about 719,549 tons of grain have left. Ukraine.
The Black Sea Grain Outbound Joint Coordination Center also said that since the agreement was reached, a total of about 721,449 tons of grain has been shipped from the three Black Sea ports.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture also said that in addition to the ships that have left Ukraine, 18 ships are loading cargo or waiting for permission to leave Ukrainian ports.
The ministry also said Ukrainian grain exports were expected to reach 4 million tonnes in August, compared with 3 million tonnes in July.
According to previous reports, Russia and Ukraine signed relevant agreements with Turkey and the United Nations respectively in Istanbul on July 22 on the issue of the export of agricultural products from the Black Sea ports.
The content of the agreement includes establishing a joint coordination center in Istanbul and ensuring the safety of food transportation. Both Russia and Ukraine agree that neither side will attack the ships carrying agricultural products.
On July 27, the Joint Coordination Center of the Black Sea Grain Outbound Transportation was officially put into operation.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said recently that more grain and fertilizer shipments from Ukraine and Russia are crucial to further stabilizing commodity markets and lowering prices.