Three Grain Ships Leave Ukraine

Three ships loaded with grain under a最近达成的交易have left Ukrainian ports, the Turkish defenсe ministry andReuterswitnesses said on Friday.

The three vessels carrying a total of about 58,000 tonnes of corn have been authorized to leave Ukrainian ports as part of a deal tounblock grain exports. Two ships were setting off from Chornomorsk and one from Odesa.

World food prices fall

Bloombergreported that global food prices fell the most since 2008 after concerns over supplies of grains and vegetable oils eased as乌克兰朝着重新启动出口重新启动.

A United Nations index of world food costs plunged almost 9% in July. The index fell to the lowest since January, before Russia’s blockade of ports in Ukraine pushed up food costs to a record.

Could 'take months' for Ukrainian exports to reach prewar levels

Earlier in the week, theFinancial Timesreported that Ukraine’s infrastructure minister has warned it will take months before grain exports from Odesa and neighboring ports reach prewar levels and alleviate the global food crisis.

周一，Oleksander Kubrakov表示，他预计将在接下来的两周内离开Odesa，Chornomorsk和Pivdennyi，将不超过五艘船。

Last August, 194 grain-carrying vessels departed Ukrainian ports, including now Russia-controlled Mariupol, according to London-based shipbroker Braemar.

Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi previously handled about 60% of all Ukrainian grain exports.

Ukrainian storage problems persist

The challenge now, reports theWall Street Journal, is to make sure ships reach their destination smoothly, and then accelerate operations to export an estimated 16 million metric tons of grain trapped in Ukraine since war broke out.

But silos and barns are fast filling up with this season’s wheat and barley harvests, raising fears thatstorage space will run out.

—丽莎刀刀