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Three more ships with grain have left Ukrainian ports and are headed to Turkey for inspection, Turkey’s defense ministry said Friday, evidence that a U.N.-backed deal is working to export Ukrainian grain that has been trapped by Russia’s invasion. The three ships are loaded with over 58,000 tons of corn. Much of the grain that…
The three cargo ships, like the first such vessel that sailed earlier this week, are headed from Ukraine to Turkey for inspection under a new accord.
The vessels are loaded with 58,000 tonnes of corn.
The Black Sea region is dubbed the world’s breadbasket, with Ukraine and Russia key global suppliers of wheat, corn, barley and sunflower oil that millions of impoverished people rely on for survival.
Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of grain left Ukrainian ports on Friday, with one bound for Ireland.