Erdogan sees no obstacles to the continuation of the “grain agreement”

There are no obstacles to the continuation of the agreement on the operation of “grain corridors”. As of October 20, 8 million tons of grain and other food products were exported as part of the Black Sea grain initiative.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists about this after his visit to Azerbaijan, Haber7 reports.

“There are no obstacles to extending the delivery contract. I was convinced of this again during the conversation with Zelensky yesterday evening (19.10 – ed.) and at the meeting with Putin. But in the meantime, if there is any obstacle, we have no obstacles to overcome it,” Erdogan said.

According to him, as of October 20, 2022, 8 million tons of grain and other food products were delivered to world markets by 363 vessels as part of the Black Sea Grain Corridor initiative.

“62% of cargo from Ukrainian ports went to Europe, 19.5% to Asia, 13% to Africa and 5.3% to the countries of the Middle East. 454,626 tons of wheat were shipped to the least developed countries; this number corresponds to only 5.7%,” Erdogan said.

Of the products that went through the grain corridors, the largest – 90% of the total volume – is corn, wheat, sunflower oil, rapeseed and meal.

As previously reported, the advisor to the President of Turkey, Ibrahim Kalin, said that the agreement on “grain corridors” with Ukraine should be extended for half a year or a year.

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