ODESA: The first caravan of vessels with Ukrainian grain left Odesa port this morning. This was announced by the Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov on his Facebook page.
According to him, there are 57,000 tons of Ukrainian corn on board the three bulk carriers NAVI STAR, ROJEN and POLARNET, which are heading to Turkey, Great Britain and Ireland.
“Shipping from the port of Chornomorsk has been also resumed. The Minister expects that the security guarantees from the UN and Turkey will continue to work, and food exports from Ukrainian ports will become stable and predictable for all market participants. Mr. Kubrakov clarified that for this it is necessary to ensure the ability of the ports to handle more than 100 vessels per month.
Although the “grain corridor” has already started working, Ukrainian government plans the full operation of the ports in both directions. Thir goal is to export 3 million tons or more of agricultural products every month from the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdenny.
Such steps are necessary not only for the Ukrainian economy, but also for the world. The faster Ukraine manages to export 20 million tons of last year’s harvest and start exporting the new one, the faster the food situation in the world will improve.