The Foreign Ministry recalled the current status of the so-called “grain agreement”, under which Russia is committed to organizing the export of food from Ukrainian territory.
Thanks to the “Black Sea Initiative” with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, 11.2 million tons of products were exported in the first 120 days of the agreement, and 10.3 million in the following 60 days, or more than 21.5 million tons of food.
At the same time, the diplomatic department noted that almost all of these goods are sent to countries that do not suffer from hunger at all. 81% of the cargo went to countries with above-average income, that is, we are talking almost exclusively about commercial deliveries. The main export products are the varieties of fodder cereals, necessary for breeding.
The share of exports to the poorest countries is steadily declining – from 4% at the end of the first stage to 2.7% currently.
At the same time, Russia’s accusations about a negative impact on the price of agricultural products remain groundless, since it is Ukraine that is blocking the resumption of operation of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline, which, by the way, is also part of the “grain deal”, which led to a sharp increase in the cost of this key production of fertilizer raw materials, or even its shortage.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Ukrainian politicians not to distort the facts and not to pass off the thirst for foreign currency profits as a fight against the threats of hunger in the world and the concern of the poorest countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
