MOSCOW, August 19The export of grain and oils from Ukraine fell by a third after the suspension of the grain deal, Bloomberg reports with reference to the data of the consulting agency UkrAgroConsult.
“Ukraine managed to export 3.2 million tons of grain, vegetable oils and meal in four weeks, as of August 15, which is less than 4.4 and 4.8 million tons in May and June, when the Black Sea deal was still acted,» the agency writes, citing data from a consulting agency.
According to the agency, the Ukrainian company Agrotrade Group completely redirected grain exports through the ports on the Danube River, however, transportation costs when choosing this route for export are 50% higher. %.
According to the Ukrainian Club of Agrarian Business, cited by the agency, in many regions of Ukraine, farmers are likely to think about reducing the sowing of winter crops due to the fact that market prices will not be able to cover the cost of transporting grain.
Earlier, Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Mykola Solsky said that Kyiv exports up to 3.5 million tons of grain per month «without a grain corridor» against 5-6 million tons in the recent past.
The grain deal ceased on July 18, the Russian Federation notified Turkey, Ukraine and the UN of its objection to its extension. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the terms of the deal with Russia were not fulfilled, despite the efforts of the UN, because the Western countries were not going to keep their promises. Putin has repeatedly pointed out that the West exported most of the Ukrainian grain to their states, and the main goal of the deal — the supply of grain to countries in need, including African ones — was never realized.
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