Grain Initiative: 13 more vessels left Ukrainian ports on Sunday

SUNDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2022, 12:08  - IHOR PYLYPIV

On Sunday, 9 October, 13 vessels left the ports of Odesa, Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk, as part of the Grain Initiative.

Source: press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, on Facebook.

The vessels carry 230,700 tonnes of agricultural products to Africa, Asia and Europe.

"Among them is the ARGONAUT bulk carrier, which is carrying 71,000 tonnes of wheat bound for Indonesia, ALI A (7,000 tonnes of wheat bound for Lebanon) and MEHMET BEY (8,000 tonnes of soybeans bound for Egypt)," the report says. 

Since the grain corridor was opened in the Black Sea, 305 vessels have exported 6.8 million tons of Ukrainian food to Asia, Europe and Africa.

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Reminder:

As part of the implementation of the Grain Initiative, on 1 October, 11 vessels with 217,600 tonnes of agricultural products for Asia and Europe left the ports of Greater Odesa [the ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi].

Within two months (from 1 August to 30 September), 5.5 million tonnes of agricultural products on 241 vessels have been shipped from the ports of Greater Odesa. About 40% of the cargo were shipped from the Port of Pivdennyi.

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