According to the TV channel, the average wheat price in Turkey fell from $440 to $320 per ton, thanks to the “grain deal”. on TRT With reference to Vakhit Kirishchi, head of the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture.
“As of January 5, 16.8 million tons of agricultural products, including grain, were exported by 626 ships along the grain corridor. “At the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the price of wheat was $440 per tonne, now it is below $320,” Kirishchi said.
He also described what proportion of Ukrainian wheat was delivered to the whole world: most – 54% – to Europe, 28% – to Asia, and only 12 and 6% – to Africa and the Middle East, respectively.
Previously at the Turkish Ministry of National Defense declarationSince the inception of the agreement, 17 million tons of grain have been exported through the humanitarian corridor.
On July 22, an agreement was signed between the representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN on the creation of a corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine via the Black Sea.