First batch of corn from Ukraine arrives in Spain via new route

A ship carrying 18,000 tons of Ukrainian corn arrived early June 13 at a port in northwestern Spain, using what a regional animal feed producers group described as a “new maritime route” that aims to avoid Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s ports on the Black Sea, Report informs referring to CNN.

The cargo ship Alppila, carrying corn, arrived at Spain’s port of A Coruna before dawn on June 13 and is due to be unloaded by June 14, the port’s press office told CNN.

Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, and countries are scrambling to find a way around the blockade.