Ukraine can export its products by sea without any guarantees from Russia. Negotiations on Moscow’s return to the grain agreement, from which it withdrew, no longer make sense since the humanitarian sea corridor is working successfully without the Russian Federation, t... #agroexportukraine #blacksea #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #RussiaBlackSeaFleet #ВідвантаженнятоварівУкраїна
Poland and Lithuania will discuss the transit of Ukrainian grain. It is expected that, during a meeting on Tuesday, Lithuania will take over the phytosanitary inspections of grain cargoes that are transiting through Poland from Ukraine. These inspections will take p... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainExportControl #RobertTelus #Ukrainiangrain
London: Russian attacks on ports and elevators have reduced Ukraine’s ability to export grain by 33%. A British government communiqué noted that Russian strikes since July have damaged or destroyed at least 26 civilian port infrastructure facilities, warehouses, silos, and elevators, reducing Ukraine&... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #PortInfrastructureUkraine #RussianAttackonUkraine #Ukrainiangrain
Food and metal are the primary Ukrainian exports. According to Opendatabot, during January-July of this year, the total volume of exports from Ukraine amounted to $30.3B, 8% less than in the same period of 2022. Despite the decline, among the exports... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #UkraineForeignTrade #UkrainianMetalExport #ВідвантаженнятоварівУкраїна
Turkey needs a grain agreement for its interests, but the corridor can work without Russia. According to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey, “Turkey primarily defends its interests, as it is also interested in grain, greater stability in the Black Sea region, and the realization of its econ... #agroexportukraine #blacksea #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #VasylBodnar
Germany continues to work on alternative routes for Ukrainian grain exports. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock voiced this at a joint press conference with her Romanian counterpart in Berlin on September 4. She sharply criticized the Russian President for blocking the ... #agroexportukraine #AnnalenaBaerbock #GrainAgreement #grainexport
Putin discussed an agreement on the gas hub in Turkey and put forward the conditions for renewing the grain agreement. Russia is close to a deal with Turkey that will create a natural gas trading center, Putin said in Sochi during talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to Putin, the gas hub in Tu... #GasHubInTurkey #GrainAgreement #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #TurkeyandRussia
Five EU countries will demand an extension of the grain embargo through the end of this year. Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary will negotiate with the EU on extending the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain, Polish Minister of Agriculture Robert Telus said. “I want to sa... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainEmbargo #RobertTelus #Ukrainiangrain
Lithuania offers another way to export grain from Ukraine. After Russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement, the port of Klaipėda may become a new gateway for Ukrainian agricultural products. Lithuania has proposed to deliver Ukrainian grain to the po... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #KlaipedaSeaPort #Ukrainiangrain
Turkey seeks to revive and expand the grain deal as a step toward peace in Ukraine, while the US is pinning its hopes on Brazil. The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stated his desire to revive the Black Sea Grain Agreement on an “expanded scale” and called on Western countries to help turn this initiative... #AnthonyBlinken #GrainAgreement #RecepTayyipErdoğan
The US promises to pressure Russia to renew the grain agreement; Turkey to continue its dialogue with all parties. The US government’s position was voiced by the State Department’s spokesperson, Matthew Miller. He added that the US does not believe Russian explanations for withdrawing from the agreemen... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #HakanFidan #MatthewMiller #Russiaexport
The Ust-Dunaisk port will replace the grain corridor: the port will be able to receive Panamax size ships. Due to the expansion of the Ust-Dunaisk seaport water area boundaries, raid transshipment will be organized, said the head of Sea Ports of Ukraine, Yuriy Lytvyn. Note that the port is located on the D... #agroexportukraine #DanubePorts #GrainAgreement #UstDunaiskPort #YuriyLytvyn
Ukraine does not need another grain agreement but a complete liberation of its seaports. Oleksandr Kalenkov, President of Ukrmetalurgprom, considers it expedient for Ukraine not to focus on concluding another grain agreement with the occupiers but instead to take steps toward the complete... #GrainAgreement #OleksandrKalenkov #SeaPortsUkraine #SeaPortsUnblockage #UkraineTrade
The US and its allies are working with Ukraine on alternative routes to deliver grain. The United States and its partners are working with Kyiv on alternative land routes to deliver critical grain to the world after Russia pulled out of the agreement that had permitted Ukrainian grain t... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainPrices #JohnKirby #Ukrainiangrain
Five ports in the Baltic States are ready to participate in Ukrainian grain exports. The Baltic countries are prepared to provide the capacity of five large ports in their territories to participate in the safe export of Ukrainian grain to global markets, said the Minister of Foreign ... #agroexportukraine #BalticWay #GabrieliusLandsbergis #GrainAgreement
European countries should cover the transport costs of Ukrainian grain exports by land. An EU official proposed on Tuesday that member states should cover the additional expenses of exporting Ukrainian grain by land following the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal. The EU is prepared t... #GrainAgreement #GrainCrisis #GrainExportUkraine #JanuszWojciechowski #Ukrainiangrain
The United States announces a new $400M assistance package for Ukraine. On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new $400M tranche of security assistance for Ukraine, including air defense munitions and armored vehicles. The aid includes “air defense m... #AnthonyBlinken #GrainAgreement #Stryker #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will continue to supply grain despite Russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement. Having secured political consent from its partner countries, Ukraine will continue grain exports with its allies despite the withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the grain agreement, said the pre... #GlobalFoodSecurity #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine
NATO supports Ukraine and is considering options to free grain supplies. NATO strongly condemns Moscow’s attempt to turn food into a weapon and reaffirms its support for Ukraine for “as long as it takes” said the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens St... #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine #JensStoltenberg #UkraineNATOCouncil #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s trade volume after the seaports are operating freely can reach $20B per year. According to Metinvest head of project office Oleksandr Vodoviz, there is no alternative to the complete unblocking of Ukraine’s ports for all cargoes, as shipments by road and rail transport th... #GrainAgreement #OleksandrVodoviz #UkraineExport #UkraineForeignTrade
Moscow has declared all vessels bound for Ukrainian ports to be military cargo carriers; Zelenskyy wants negotiations on convoys to export grain by sea. From July 20, all ships bound for Ukrainian ports will be considered potential military cargo carriers. And the countries under whose flags these vessels will be regarded as “involved” in ... #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine #RecepTayyipErdoğan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The grain corridor: The EU seeks to liberate the Black Sea, the UN considers a range of ideas, and Lithuania and Croatia offer help. “It is necessary to unblock the Black Sea, to prevent a food crisis in the world’s most vulnerable countries, and to continue exporting Ukrainian products,” said President of the Eur... #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine #StephaneDujarric #Ukrainiangrain #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukraine is considering a new grain export route through the territorial waters of NATO member countries. “We are talking about Romania and Bulgaria,” said Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar on the air during a telethon. He explained that the main problem is Russia’s threats to... #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine #VasylBodnar
USAID provides $250M to support agriculture in Ukraine. The head of USAID, Samantha Power, condemned Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the grain initiative and announced the allocation of $250M to support Ukraine’s agriculture. The ... #AgroInvestments #agroUkraine #GrainAgreement #SamanthaPower #USAID
Ukraine and its allies are looking for ways to restart the grain agreement. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the US and its partners will look for ways to replace the Black Sea Grain Initiative, but finding an alternative on the same scale will not be easy. Give... #agroexportukraine #AnthonyBlinken #GrainAgreement #GrainEmbargo #Ukrainiangrain
Grain export through land channels can’t compensate for the Black Sea. Current land alternatives cannot replace the lost Black Sea route following Russia’s decision to terminate the grain deal, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. He added that Ukraine ca... #DmytroKuleba #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine
Russia has withdrawn from the grain agreement, which it has been sabotaging for a long time. The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytriy Peskov, officially informed Turkey, Ukraine, and the UN about the grain deal’s closure. The Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine reports that t... #DmytriyPeskov #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine #wheatfutures #WorldWheatPrices
Zelenskyy has announced the continuation of the grain corridor without Russia. “The ship company owners approached us. They said they were ready to continue exporting grain. If Ukraine lets us do it, and Turkey allows our ships through, then everyone is ready to continue s... #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine #MykhailoPodolyak #Zelenskyy
Since last week not a single new ship could join participate in the grain initiative. Since June 26, no vessels have been allowed to participate in the grain agreement, despite 29 applications submitted to the Joint Coordination Center, reported the UN. According to UN Deputy Press Sec... #agroexportukraine #FarhanHaq #GrainAgreement
The export of agricultural products from Ukraine decreased by 18% over last week. During the 47th week of the grain corridor, from June 19 to 25, 2023, 358,300 tons of agricultural products were exported through the Odesa region’s seaports, which is 18% less than in the previous we... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #OdesaSeaport #UkraineExport
Termination of the grain corridor will put pressure on the hryvnia. “Implementing the termination of the grain corridor will have negative consequences for Ukrainian exports with a corresponding decrease in foreign currency inflows to the country and a possible increa... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #hryvniaexchangerate #nbu
The G7 will help Ukraine to reconstruct its transport infrastructure and develop alternative export routes. During a summit of transport ministers from G7 countries in Japan, the ministers agreed to intensify international efforts to develop the EU’s Paths of Solidarity program. The program is designe... #GrainAgreement #infrastructureUkraine #OleksandrKubrakov #UkraineExport #Ukrainianlogistics
Exports through the grain corridor increased by 65% during the last week, but the overall indicator decreased by 2.2%. From June 5 to 11, 651,000 tons of agricultural products were exported through the seaports of Odesa through the grain agreement, which is 65% more than a week ago, according to UCAB. There were 13 ve... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors
The volume of Ukrainian agricultural exports in May hit a 9-month low. In May, the total export of agricultural products from Ukraine decreased by 3% compared to April, to 5.1 million tons, according to the agricultural association. It is noted that the grain corridor ha... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #UkraineExport
Ukrainian Railways has increased grain delivery to seaports after grain corridor initiative shipments resumed. According to top UZ manager Valery Tkachov, during the week the volume of unloaded grain trucks in the ports increased by almost 480% from 92 to 535 wagons per day. In addition, the number of wagons ... #GrainAgreement #grainexport #IzmailSeaPort #OdesaSeaport #UkrainianRailways #ValeryTkachov
Russia violates the grain agreement: exports from Ukraine have fallen by 78%, and losses have reached $1B. The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Yurii Vaskov, said that due to the Russian Federation’s actions, the Southern Port was forced to suspend operation. All ships within the grain corrido... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #grainexport #PivdennyiSeaPort #YuriyVaskov.
The unloading of grain in the ports of Odesa is decreasing despite the grain initiative. Ukrainian Railways continues to record a significant decrease in grain unloading rates in the ports of Greater Odesa, the company’s top manager Valery Tkachov said. He specified that the rate of... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #grainexport #ValeryTkachov
The Russian Federation has blocked the grain corridor’s key port. The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine claims that Russia continues to block the Pivdenny port even after the grain corridor agreement was restored. Russia will inspect only those vessels bound for... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #PivdennyiSeaPort
Ukraine can resume the transit of Russian ammonia under certain conditions. According to Reuters, to resume ammonia supply, expanding the grain agreement and increasing the number of ports participating in the initiative is necessary. The publication recalls that Russia seeks... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #MykolaivSeaPort #MykolaSolsky #RussianAmmonia
With the help of Turkey and the UN, the Ukraine grain initiative has been extended for 60 days. According to Turkish officials, a deal allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports via the Black Sea is set to be extended until July 18th, with Russia agreeing to stay in the beleaguered pact. Mo... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #Ukrainiangrain
Ukraine assumes the grain corridor will cease on May 18, so it is preparing plan B. Negotiations regarding the extension of the agreement have reached an impasse, and no additional meetings are planned, according to a representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Ac... #agroexportukraine #AndriyKlymenko #GrainAgreement #SerhiyLabaziuk #Ukrainiangrain
The grain corridor’s operation is on the verge of failure. The Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul could not agree on permits for new vessels to participate in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, stated Farhan Haq, the official representative of the UN Secretar... #agroexportukraine #FarhanHaq #GrainAgreement #GrainCorridors #MevlütÇavuşoğlu #RebeccaGreenspan
On Monday, Russia blocked ship inspections in the Bosphorus for the second time. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, since April 10 the Russian contingent in the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul unilaterally stopped registering vessels originating from Ukr... #GrainAgreement #ShipInspection #Ukrainiangrain
The extension of the grain initiative has caused a collapse in global prices for wheat and corn. According to Bloomberg, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a sharp rise in wheat futures in the first half of 2022 on fears of severe supply disruptions, reported Bloomberg. The introduction of... #GrainAgreement #wheatfutures #WorldGrainPrices
Kyiv says the grain agreement has been extended for 120 days, but Russia says for 60. Ukraine’s government informed observers of a 120-day extension of the grain initiative agreement. Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov noted that this means that Ukraine will be able to continue to expor... #GrainAgreement #OleksandrKubrakov #RecepTayyipErdoğan
Businesses call on the UN and Turkey to unblock the grain initiative. The EBA, the ACC in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Club of Agrarian Business have prepared a joint appeal. The parties have called on the UN and Turkey to unblock the Black Sea Grain Initiative and ensure... #GlobalFoodSecurity #GrainAgreement #UkraineExport
Ukraine wants to extend the grain initiative and include the Mykolaiv seaport. This week, Ukraine will officially propose to Turkey and the UN to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative for one year and to expand it to the port of Mykolaiv, said the Deputy Minister of Infrastruct... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #MykolaivSeaPort
Because of Russia, individual vessels of the grain initiative have been awaiting inspection for more than a month. As part of the grain initiative, nine ships with 390,000 tons of agricultural products for Africa, Asia, and Europe left the ports of Greater Odessa in two days. According to the Ministry of Infrastru... #GrainAgreement #Ukrainiangrainexport
The first Ukrainian humanitarian grain shipment will deliver wheat to Ethiopia. The first vessel from the humanitarian program Grain from Ukraine departed with 25,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat bound for Ethiopia on Saturday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office... #GrainAgreement #GrainfromUkraine #HumanitarianAid
Ukraine and the US will strengthen the grain initiative. US Ambassador Bridget Brink and US Special Representative for Sanctions Policy James O’Brien visited the Odesa and Pivdenny Ukrainian ports. They met with the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukrai... #BridgetBrink #GrainAgreement #JamesO'Brien #OleksandrKubrakov
