Thread by @exit266

79 (19) days left in the Black Sea Grain Initiative,
926 (+2) ships outbound carrying 29,217,856MT,
852 (+2) ships delivered carrying 25,796,075MT.
29Apr

🧵⬇️ #bsgi #oatt #wheat #corn #barley #sunflowers #agriculture #maritime #graindeal #blackseagraininitiative twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

As we near Russia’s implied closure date we’re seeing a lack of ships in Odesa area ports. Between Russian shenanigans and ship owners being wary of being caught in port during a closure there is a lack of traffic.

Two ships left Ukraine on 29Apr, inspections reported today were:
Inbound 29Apr 0
Outbound 29Apr 3

No ships moved into Odesa area ports. Four ships are inspected and waiting to transit the humanitarian corridor. There are 9 ships in the Odesa area ports including only one at the port of Yuzhny. #MyPrecious

Uneventful weather in the Odesa area and the humanitarian corridor.

https://twitter.com/davidhelms570/status/1652463638563758082?s=20

Uneventful weather at the inspection point.

https://twitter.com/davidhelms570/status/1652464758157631488?s=20

The Run Down

With the Turkish election ramping up the FM Cavusoglu today outlined how effective Türkiye has been in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Of particular note the BSGI and contacts between ROSATOM and the IAEA.

https://twitter.com/anadoluagency/status/1652423164406689792?s=20

I’m always looking for information quantifying the amount of land that has been contaminated by mines and today found this paper by GLOBSEC, it’s not short but a wealth of info.
politico.eu/wp-content/upl…

One important note that often gets forgotten is that Ukraine has been demining since 2014, this is not a new phenomenon for and will continue for decades.

Reports seem to suggest that some EU imports may resume on May 2nd.

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1652377660582969345?s=20