Russia invents the conditions: the media learned about the start of negotiations on grain removal from Ukraine
The parties continued the agreement in November for 120 days, and another period is expected in March. Russia shows dissatisfaction with some aspects of the agreement and requires the abolition of sanctions that affect its export of agricultural products. "Negotiations on the continuation of the grain corridor will begin in a week, then we will understand the positions of all parties. I think common sense will win, the corridor will expand," the Deputy Minister said.
According to him, pressure is exerted not only to continue the corridor, but also to improve its work. "We see that the enemy begins to put forward new conditions. We understand that it will be difficult - how it was in November," Vaskov said. Grain exports from Ukraine in 2022 and early 2023 fell by 29%-up to 29. 2 million tonnes as of February 13 due to a decrease in the crop and logistical difficulties caused by the Russian invasion, Reuters emphasized.
According to traders of the Ukrainian Grain Association, the crop of cereals and oilseeds in Ukraine will fall to 64. 8 million tons in 2023. Last year, this figure amounted to 72. 7 million tons, the agency said. Wheat exports can reach 14 million tons and corn-up to 20 million tonnes in the 2023 and early 2024 season.
Recall that on December 19, Reuters wrote how Syria after a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine sharply increased the volume of wheat removal from the ports of occupied Crimea. Damascus has increased purchases 17 times - to 500 thousand tons. On February 7, the Prosecutor's Office of Crimea and Sevastopol announced the suspicion of the Russian captain for theft of Ukrainian grain.