New details of the grain corridor: Ukraine exported 73 million tons of grain through it

Published Apr 16, 2025

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The Ukrainian maritime grain corridor has successfully exported 116 million tons of cargo, predominantly grain crops, to countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia, despite ongoing conflicts and Russian missile attacks. In spite of over 500 missiles targeting Ukrainian ports and causing damage to about 400 port infrastructure facilities, the grain corridor's operations have not been disrupted. This resilience is attributed to the effective mine clearance efforts in the Black Sea, ensuring the safety of civilian vessels and enabling the grain corridor to maintain steady operations with the support of shipowners and insurance companies. These developments mark a significant achievement in keeping the grain corridor functional amidst challenging conditions, particularly as international discussions are underway to restore the corridor following the ongoing disruptions.

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During the entire period of the Ukrainian maritime grain corridor, it has exported 116 million tons of cargo to countries in Europe, Africa and Asia, of which almost 73 million tons are grain crops. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine - Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba. He recalled that since the summer of 2023, Russia has fired more than half a thousand missiles at Ukrainian ports, damaging about 400 port infrastructure facilities. According to the spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy Dmytro Pletenchuk, the work of the grain corridor continues as usual. “The facts show that we are performing mine safety tasks in the Black Sea at a sufficiently high level. Therefore, there have been no cases related to mine danger for civilian vessels for a long time. This is very important, because this is the key to the stable operation of our grain corridor. And you ...

Source: Agropolit