MOSCOW, August 31. /TASS/. Ukraine exported half as much agricultural products in August as it did in July, according to the Ukrainian edition of Forbes.
The publication reported that August exports plunged by 47.5%, dropping to 1.726 million tons from 3.287 million tons in July.
According to data published on the magazine's Telegram channel, grain exports suffered the sharpest decline, with shipments of wheat, corn, and barley falling by 69.5%. Notably, deliveries to Turkey saw the biggest slump, plummeting by 79%.
Rail exports to ports also dropped sharply, falling by 81.8% between August 1 and 26. In particular, rail deliveries of grain to the ports of Odessa alone were down 95.5% compared to July.
Previously, Ukrainian agricultural producers reported a critical situation caused by the closure of the Greater Odessa ports, which traditionally handled the bulk of their exports. Farmers have been forced to use alternative routes via the Danube ports of Izmail, Reni, and Ust-Dunaisk, the Romanian port of Constanta, as well as road and rail links to the country's western border. However, these alternatives cannot compensate for the logistical losses from the Greater Odessa shutdown.
