Wheat from Ukraine – First grain ship on its way to Africa

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For the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine, a freighter carrying grain is en route from Ukraine to Africa. With 23,000 tons of wheat on board, the Brave Commander left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyj, according to data from the analysis platform Refinitiv Eikon. Their destination is the port of Djibouti, the wheat is destined for Ethiopia, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure announced. Reports of the ship’s departure on Sunday were apparently incorrect.

The cargo ship Brave Commander is chartered by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The governor of the Odessa region, Maxym Marchenko, wrote on Telegram on Sunday that the ship was the first grain carrier to leave the southern Ukrainian port of Pivdennyj with wheat for Africa. This has clearly proved premature. According to other reports, the Brave Commander was still loaded on Sunday.

30 ships waiting to be loaded
According to Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yuri Vaskov, Ukraine could export three million tons of grain by sea in September. This could be increased to four million tons per month in the future. 30 ships from outside have signed up for the next two weeks to load grain for export in Ukraine, Waskov said Tuesday.

Since the agreement to resume grain exports by ship, 17 ships have left Ukrainian ports, according to Kiev sources. They had loaded a total of 475,000 tons of agricultural goods. Until now, the destinations have been Turkey or the Middle East. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest grain exporters.

Russian blockade hits Africa hard
Russia had blocked ports since the invasion of Ukraine began in late February, bringing exports to an almost complete standstill. Africa was especially affected. The agreement was reached between Moscow and Kiev, brokered by Turkey.

Source: Krone

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