Grain corridor: 72% of wheat from Ukraine is sent to Africa, Asia and Turkey

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

Thus, 1.62 million tons of grain and processed products were exported through the corridor in August, and 3.9 million tons in September.

"Among the cargoes that left the ports of Greater Odessa in two months, corn accounted for 44%, the share of wheat exceeded 28%. In September, compared to August, the share of corn fell from 61.4% to 37.2% of all cargoes, mainly due to rapid growth shipments of barley, rapeseed, oils and meal. The share of wheat in cargoes sent through the corridor increased from 21.2% in August to 31.3% in September," the report said.

At the same time, 1.55 million tons of wheat were shipped during the two months of operation of the corridor, of which 72% went to countries in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Turkey.

"In the country of the African continent, almost 423 thousand tons of wheat have been shipped. In particular, 53.3 thousand tons have already been sent to Ethiopia, to Kenya - 51.3 thousand tons, to Somalia - 28.5 thousand tons, to Sudan 65, 6 thousand tons. The share of African countries in the export of wheat through the Grain Corridor in the first two months of operation amounted to 27%," added Minagro.

In addition, wheat has already been sent to Afghanistan - 2% of wheat shipments through the Grain Corridor, and to Yemen - 3% of the volume of wheat exported from Ukraine through the corridor for August-September 2022.

"Turkey's share in the trade of Ukrainian wheat is 25.6%. Turkey is one of the largest hubs for processing wheat into flour, which will later also partially reach countries that are on the brink of famine. In addition, the established supply to Bangladesh is 210.4 thousand tons, so we hope for a quick return of Ukrainian bread to the markets of countries suffering from hunger, including with the support of the UN World Food Program (WFP)," the ministry said.