Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered am ar 21 Chwefror 2024.
Neil Hudson
Ceidwadwyr, Penrith and The Border
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made a recent estimate of the volume of food and grain being shipped out of Ukraine via the Black Sea.
Leo Docherty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Ukraine's military successes are generating positive economic outcomes in the Black Sea. In the face of Russian aggression, with our support and that of international partners, Ukraine established a maritime corridor to export goods via its Black Sea ports in September 2023.
Commercial confidence in the corridor has grown at such a pace that monthly exports of agricultural produce have now reached 4.6 million tonnes, the highest levels since the war began. If these levels are maintained, Ukraine is likely to export all its harvest this year.
Yes1 person thinks so
No2 people think not
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