Thread by @exit266

56 days left in the Black Sea Grain Initiative,

671(+3) ships outbound carrying 18,330,360MT,

588 (+2) ships delivered carrying 14,792,632MT.
22Jan


🧵⬇️ #oatt #wheat #corn #barley #sunflowers #agriculture #maritime #maritimenews #graindeal #blackseagraininitiative

Spain continues to be the largest importer of wheat at 25.7%, the next closest is Turkey at 16.2% but a large portion of the wheat that Turkey imports is processed into flour and then re-exported.

Three ships left Odesa on 22Jan. Five inbound and two outbound inspections were completed today, one more could not be completed due to fumigation.

There are two loaded ships and one unloaded ship at anchor near Odesa. Twelve ships are inspected and waiting to transit the humanitarian corridor. #MyPrecious

The Run Down

While the Black Sea Grain Initiative is solving a major issue it’s important to occasionally remind ourselves that there should never have been a need for it. Russia should not have any say about which Ukrainian ports are open or what Ukraine can export from them.

Moreover, Russia should not have any right to to inspect ships coming or going from Ukrainian ports nor should they be allowed to slow down exports by delaying these inspections.

This does not detract from the impressive effort both the UN and Turkey have applied to making the BSGI a functional reality which contributes to food security for so many around the globe. But it’s important to remind ourselves that all of this should never have happened.