16 more ships in Odessa, loaded with agriculture products, waiting their turn to leave

Sixteen more ships in Odessa port,Ukraine, loaded with grains and other agricultural products, are waiting for their turn to leave, as on Monday, for the first time since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine, a ship loaded with Ukrainian food left the port. 

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni departed with over 26,000 tons of corn destined for Lebanon.

Since late February, shipments from Ukraine, one of the world’s major grain producers, have been blocked from leaving the country’s ports by Russia. 

Russia and Ukraine signed agreements in Istanbul with Turkey and the UN on July 22, for Ukraine to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural products that have been stuck in Black Sea ports.

The deals also allow Russia to export grain and fertilizer.

Kyiv says that in total, there are 68 ships with 1.2 million tons of cargo in its ports.