Ukraine shipments near 5 million tonnes
Nearly 5 million tonnes of agricultural products have been shipped from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since the United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal on July 22, allowing grain shipments to restart following a five-month Russian blockade, Reuters reported.
Record wheat crop forecast for Brazil
The latest wheat forecast for Brazil, a record 10.935 million tonnes, has the nation poised to reverse its status as a net importer of the crop in the coming years, Reuters reported, citing an estimate by agribusiness consultancy Safras & Mercado.
War has taken toll on Ukraine’s grain storage facilities
One out of every six, or about 15%, of Ukrainian crop storage facilities, have been destroyed, damaged or controlled by Russia and its aligned forces since it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to the Conflict Observatory, an American non-governmental organization.
France, Romania to work together on moving more Ukrainian grain
France plans to work with Romania to increase Ukrainian grain exports to developing countries, Reuters reported.
Largest convoy yet of grain vessels leaves Ukraine
Ukraine dispatched 13 ships from its ports on Sept. 4 carrying 282,500 tonnes of agricultural products, its biggest convoy of grain vessels so far under an UN-brokered deal, Reuters reported.