The amount of grain and other food products exported from Ukraine this year amounted to 9,239,819 tons as of October 27, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) announced on Saturday. The center was established in July to coordinate the Black Sea Grain Initiative to export Ukrainian agricultural products in the face of the Russian invasion.
On Friday, six ships left Ukraine with 223,430 tons of grain and other products, heading to Israel, Belgium, China, Italy and Egypt to be processed and then shipped to other countries. The JCC stated that 101 vessels are registered for inspection, while another 76 have applied to join the initiative.