In the 22 days since the beginning of the "grain corridor" operation, 33 ships left Ukrainian seaports with a total of 719,549 tons of agricultural products on board.

This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.

Another 18 ships are being loaded and are waiting for their turn to leave the ports.

The First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, Taras Vysotsky, noted that the restoration of exports via “sea routes” is crucial not only for the world food security, but also for the Ukrainian economy.

"Before the war, agriculture together with related industries formed about 20% of the Ukrainian economy. Now, against the background of the decline of other sectors, it will be all 30%, maybe even 35%. That is, 1/3 of our economy is agriculture, which is 70% dependent on export. We produce such large volumes that it is impossible to consume them on the domestic market," he said.

Therefore, according to Vysotskyi, it is critically important not only to produce what needs to be consumed, but also to export, in order to further develop Ukrainian agriculture, which makes a huge contribution to the country’s economy.

He emphasized that in July Ukraine exported a total of 3 million tons of agricultural products, then in 15 days of August - already 2 million tons. "This means that we have to export at least 4 million tons in August, and this is plus 250-300 million dollars of foreign currency revenue in just one month," the deputy minister added.

In addition, explained Vysotskyi, thanks to the operation of the "grain corridor", export prices have leveled off, which gives confidence to Ukrainian farmers that they will not go bankrupt and will be able to cover production costs.