Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine, Russia make some progress at talks on grain exports

Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine, Russia make some progress at talks on grain exports
July 14, 2022, 9:36 am

On Sunday (May 29), president Volodymyr Zelensky made his first trip outside Kyiv since the beginning of the Russian invasion. He visited Ukrainian troops on the frontlines in the northeastern Kharkiv region - Photo: President Zelensky Facebook account

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday (July 13), Ukraine and Russia have made some progress at the talks on grain exports in Istanbul that also involved representatives of Turkey and the United Nations.

Zelensky was quoted as saying by his press service: "The Ukrainian delegation informed me that there is some progress. We will agree on the details with the UN secretary-general in the coming days,"

He said, Ukraine is making significant efforts to restore the supplies of food to the global market.

Earlier in the day, delegations from Ukraine, Russia and Turkey met with a UN delegation in Istanbul to find ways to export Ukrainian grain from Ukraine's Black Sea ports to the global market.

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Ukraine reached 54.9 million tonnes of wheat, corn and barley exports in 2019-2020, but dipped to 44.9 million tonnes in 2020-21, mostly on lower wheat production, according to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Feb. 1 Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) quarterly report.

Ukraine accounted for 10% of global wheat exports in 2021, according to the United Nations, while Russia produced about 17% of all wheat globally. It is known as one of the world's breadbaskets for its agricultural production.

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