RT.com
25 May 2023, 22:13 GMT+10
Over 30 million tons of grain have been transported since August, Trkiye says
China, Spain and Türkiye have received the largest shipments of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea corridor, the Milliyet newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the government in Ankara.
More than 30 million tons of grain have been transported by 953 ships via the route since it opened last August, the paper quoted Turkish Ministry of Commerce official Yusuf Karakas as saying.
According to Milliyet, the amount of grain transported corresponds to 16.8 billion loaves of bread.
Corn makes up half of the cargoes, 27% is wheat and 6% is sunflower meal, a by-product of the extraction of oil from sunflower seeds, Karakas added.
Brokered with UN and Turkish mediation last July, the deal between Kiev and Moscow has allowed Ukraine to ship its corn, wheat, soy and other grain to international markets. The agreement was intended to stabilize global food prices and help countries in Africa and parts of Asia dependent on imports to meet their needs.
However, according to UN figures, only 27% of the grain has gone to low and lower-middle income countries such as Egypt, Kenya and Sudan, while 47% has gone to high-income countries, including Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.
Much of Ukraine's grain exports have ended up as animal fodder in wealthy Western countries. A February investigation by an Austrian outlet found that countries at risk of famine had received only 15% of the deliveries, while almost half the corn and wheat exported to the EU went to the makers of Spanish ham to feed their pigs.
The grain deal was extended by 60 days last week.
For more stories on economy & finance visit RT's business section
(RT.com)
Get a daily dose of Kenya Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Kenya Star.
More InformationCape Town [South Africa], June 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on Friday said BRICS is no longer ...
The state is looking to gain more control over the country's natural resources, the Mining Ministry saysThe Namibian government is ...
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): IndiGo will add six new destinations across Asia and Africa as part of its ...
© Provided by Xinhua The 21st Extraordinary Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State, held Wednesday in ...
Sudan's warring parties clashed in the capital overnight and into Friday morning after talks aimed at maintaining a ceasefire and ...
Cape Town [South Africa], June 2 (ANI): The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations met on 1 June ...
GOWER, Missouri: Hundreds of people flocked to the small town of Gower, Missouri, to see a mummified nun, Sister Wilhelmina ...
NEW DELHI, India: Indian federal police documents indicate that the country has filed a graft case against the UK's BAE ...
DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland has set a record as unemployment fell to 3.8 percent in May, according to the Central Statistics ...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Nielsen company said that CBS has again claimed the title of most-watched television network ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...
DUBLIN, Ireland: The Government of Ireland is preparing legislation to outlaw vaping, and the sale of vaping products, to those ...