It is estimated that more than 20 million tons of grain and other products have been blocked in Ukraine since the war began.
More than half a million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine via the Black Sea since the beginning of August, the United Nations announced on Tuesday.
Since a deal was struck late last month to resume exports, 36 crossings have been approved, the UN said, adding that 21 ships left Ukrainian ports in the direction of the Bosphorus and 15 crossed the strait in the direction of the war-torn country. .
A total of 27 cargo ships were searched in Turkey under the agreement.
It is estimated that more than 20 million tonnes of grain and other goods have been blockaded in Ukraine since the war, which Russia has dubbed a “special military operation”, began by imposing a blockade on the neighboring country’s ports.
Of the products exported, more than a quarter went to Turkey, 22% to Iran and South Korea, 8% to China and 6% to Ireland, according to UN figures.
Yesterday Tuesday the Brave Commander, a cargo ship chartered by the organization, left for Djibouti, in East Africa, carrying grain destined for Ethiopia.
So far, 560,000 tons of grain have been exported.
In late July, the warring parties agreed to UN-brokered and Turkey-brokered guarantees to open a sea lane to allow Ukraine to resume exporting agri-food products through its Black Sea ports, despite the war with Russia.
The UN has warned for months against the risk of food shortages and famine in the world’s poor nations if Ukraine, a major international supplier, fails to resume exports that were suspended when Russia’s military invaded its territory on February 24.
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