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Zelensky: Ukraine has exported 1 mln tonnes of food under grain deal

Reuters WORLD
Published August 26,2022
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Ukraine has now exported one million tonnes of agricultural products from its Black Sea ports under the terms of a grain deal brokered by Türkiye and the United Nations, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday.

In an evening address, Zelensky said 44 ships had been sent to 15 nations. A further 70 applications for ships to be loaded had been received, he added, reiterating that Kyiv's goal was to export three million tonnes a month.