Last grain shipment to leave Ukraine under current Black Sea deal
Ukraine
Published May 18, 2023
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One last vessel is set to leave Ukraine today before the Black Sea Grain Initiative as it currently stands could be ended by Russia tomorrow.
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One last vessel is set to leave Ukraine today (Wednesday, May 17), before the Black Sea Grain Initiative as it currently stands could be ended by Russia tomorrow (Thursday, May 18). The deal brokered by the United Nations (UN) and Turkey has allowed Ukraine to export more than 30 million tonnes of grain from several of its Black Sea ports since last July. Although the deal was extended in March, Russia previously indicated that it will not allow the deal to continue after May 18, unless its demands around grain and fertiliser exports are met. It remains yet to be seen whether Russia agrees to further extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Black Sea grain deal A cargo of 30,000t of corn destined for Turkey is set to depart from Chornomorsk today, according to the Joint Coordination Centre, which monitors vessel movements and carries out inspections. Six further vessels carrying almost 180,000t of grain that have left the ports of Chornomorsk and Odesa over the past days are ...
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