Black Sea Grain Initiative | Ukraine Feed

Harvesting increases the demand for grain exports from Ukraine as alternative land routes cannot sustain the volume of exports that the Black Sea Grain Initiative provided, so its restoration is important, especially to prevent food shortages in African countries.

Türkiye seeks to restore the Black Sea Grain Initiative as soon as possible, in connection with which technical negotiations on the reactivation of the initiative may take place in Istanbul.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that with the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the most vulnerable population strata will suffer due to the increase in food prices.

No new vessels have been allowed to join the Black Sea Grain Initiative since June 26 despite the submission of 29 applications to the Joint Coordination Center.

The leaders of the Group of Seven countries meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, recognized the importance of continuing to export Ukrainian grain to the world market, in particular by solidarity lanes and the Black Sea Grain Initiative. They also called on Russia to stop blackmailing the most vulnerable countries with threats of a food crisis.

The U.S. Department of State stressed the relevance and urgent need to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative against the backdrop of Russian attempts to thwart the effort and weaponize food supplies.

Ukraine has offered to increase the number of ports within the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed regional issues, especially Turkish-Russian relations, and the functioning of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

The EU has welcomed the renewal of the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative and noted Turkey's efforts in adopting such a decision, which will contribute to lowering global food prices and reducing tensions in the world's most vulnerable countries.

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