Biggest ship yet of Ukrainian grain reaches Turkey
STORY: The ship left Ukraine on Tuesday (August 9) and is set to deliver 64,720 metric tons of corn to South Korea, the Turkish defense ministry said.
The deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey between Russia and Ukraine has allowed 12 ships to depart from Ukraine's Black Sea port since Aug. 1.
The agreement was reached last month after warnings that the halt in grain shipments from Ukrainian ports due to the conflict could lead to severe food shortages and even outbreaks of famine in parts of the world.
The 'Razoni', the first ship to leave Ukraine, was initially headed to Lebanon but the Ukrainian embassy there said the buyer refused delivery due to a delay of five months.
