Since August 2023, Ukrainian exporters have transported about 13 million tons of products to 24 countries. For this, a temporary corridor and 400 vessels were used.
The Center for Transport Strategies wrote about it.
Despite the systematic attacks on the port infrastructure, the ports accepted 430 ships for loading through the Ukrainian corridor.
The current condition of the Grain Deal
On July 17, Russian government officials announced the termination of the Grain Deal, which lasted for two months.
The deal made it possible to safely transport approximately 30 million tons of grain since it was signed in July 2022. This helped lower global food prices, which had surged to record highs since the Russian invasion. The main destinations for Ukrainian grain are China and Spain.
The transportation of grain through the Black Sea was hindered by continual interruptions in the joint inspection of ships. The speed of these inspections was crucial to Ukraine's ability to sell the wheat harvested since July.
However, even after the extension of the agreement, Russia repeatedly violated it, deliberately delaying inspections of vessels entering Ukrainian seaports.
Danube shipping is another export route alternative to the Grain Agreement. Danube ports have received and processed 27.6 million tons of cargo in the first 10 months of 2023. This is 45.6% more than in the same period of 2022.
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