Through Ukraine's Grain initiative, another 150,000 tons of agricultural products were sent to Asian countries
Wheat
Ukraine
Published Mar 28, 2023
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On March 27, the ports of "Chornomorsk" and "Pivdenny" sent 3 ships with food for Asian countries. Among them is the ASL ILEANA bulker with 54,600 tons of wheat for Bangladesh. This is reported by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. Bangladesh is acutely experiencing an economic crisis, as a result of which the population faces the problem of buying food at high prices.
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At the same time, the country remains a key consumer of Ukrainian wheat — since the start of the Grain Initiative, the country has received more than 710,000 tons of wheat from Ukraine. These volumes could be higher if the Russians had not purposefully slowed down ship inspections in Turkey. Moreover, thanks to the "Grain Initiative" and the availability of Ukrainian grain on the market, world food prices are restrained from further growth. This allows countries like Bangladesh to provide the population with food. Since August 1, 848 ships left the ports of Great Odesa, exporting 25.9 million tons of Ukrainian food to the countries of Asia, Europe and Africa. Currently, 680,000 tons of agricultural products are being loaded on 19 ships in the ports of Greater Odessa. 3 loading vessels move along the ...
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