Turkish Transport Ministry: Over 29.5M tons of agricultural products exported via grain corridor

More than 29.5 million tons of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine during the implementation of the Black Sea humanitarian initiative along the grain corridor, Report informs referring to TASS.

The Turkish Ministry of Transport reported that a total of 29.502 million tons of agricultural products were exported on 933 ships, of which 50% is corn and 28% wheat. China, Spain, Türkiye, Italy and the Netherlands are among the top five countries where grains were most exported.

Representatives of Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine and the UN are scheduled to meet in Istanbul on May 5 to discuss the implementation of the grain deal, which expires on May 18.

Initially, talks between the deputy defense ministers of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Türkiye were expected on this day, but on May 4 Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the “need that had arisen” to organize a quadripartite meeting at the technical level.