Ukraine exports over 4 million tons of grain

The volume of food supplies Ukraine exported under the "grain deal" is 4.1 million tons. In total, 177 ships with agricultural products for the countries of Asia, Europe and Africa left the Ukrainian ports since early August, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.

On September 20, 8 ships with 195,700 tons of agricultural products on board left the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk. Bulk carriers PGE RAIN, SSI PRIDE, RIDER, TINA S departed from the berths of the port of Odesa, and ships APHRODITE M, NYMPHI, PAULINE, NORAN departed from the port of Chornomorsk.

Also today, the bulk carrier BC VANESSA, the fourth vessel chartered by the UN World Food Program, was moored to the berth of the port of Odesa. The bulk carrier will deliver 30,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan.

Earlier, the Government of Ukraine decided to provide 50,000 tons of wheat as part of humanitarian aid to the people of Ethiopia and Somalia.