Another 11 ships with more than 217,000 tons of agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on Saturday for the countries of Africa, Asia and Europe as part of the implementation of the “grain initiative”, the Ministry of Infrastructure reported.
“In particular, bulk carriers Stellina, Queen Lila, Inandi, Sam left the berths of the port of Odessa. Fortune Express, PS Dream, Lila II, Baron left the port of Chernomorsk, and Lady Divina, Ahmed Can, Iasos left the port of Pivdenny “, the ministry said.
The agency indicated that among them was the bulk carrier Queen Lila, carrying 29,000 tons of barley to Libya.
According to the ministry, since the launch of the first vessel with Ukrainian food, their total number has already reached 252, and the total export of agricultural products is 5.7 million tons.
As reported, on July 22, in Istanbul, with the participation of the UN, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, a document was signed on the creation of a corridor for the export of grain from three Ukrainian ports, Chornomorsk, Odessa and Pivdenny, for a period of 120 days. Ukraine set as its goal to export 3 million tons of agricultural products per month as part of the initiative.
