Around 1.5 Million Tons of Food Have Left Ukraine Under Grain Export Deal

The Panama-flagged bulk carrier ship, the Navi Star, arrives at Foynes Port delivering 33,000 tons of Ukrainian corn to Ireland after departing Odessa following the formation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, in Foynes, Ireland, on Aug. 20, 2022. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

KYIV, Ukraine—A total of 61 cargo ships carrying around 1.5 million tons of food have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday.

The ministry said six ships with 183,000 tons of agricultural products left Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Tuesday.